. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. ho fogs of hiifls. ter dpgrep. is III' sdiiie value (I iiini)tl<'s. Tlio ronlly a separate ly be coiisidciwl. fioii'rv i'!;Ai.,\'r -rh„i„„,j;.,i,t r,ii:,j:i,„i„. itdichcil cacli (itlifv iinvoly. and -rowKd, and siMatclied, and l)it, with inlhutely movo. nicr-v tlian would lircn cxinTicd rrmn cieatums df sucli ai)paruiitlv aimthetic niilnivs. ' -^ ^ These .s])ecinH'ns were -reat , and would e;it bread, althouoli tliey evidently ;4ave the ]iivteiviuv U> nuMt
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. ho fogs of hiifls. ter dpgrep. is III' sdiiie value (I iiini)tl<'s. Tlio ronlly a separate ly be coiisidciwl. fioii'rv i'!;Ai.,\'r -rh„i„„,j;.,i,t r,ii:,j:i,„i„. itdichcil cacli (itlifv iinvoly. and -rowKd, and siMatclied, and l)it, with inlhutely movo. nicr-v tlian would lircn cxinTicd rrmn cieatums df sucli ai)paruiitlv aimthetic niilnivs. ' -^ ^ These .s])ecinH'ns were -reat , and would e;it bread, althouoli tliey evidently ;4ave the ]iivteiviuv U> nuMt, thus eenlinnin-' the oiiiniuii tliat their diet i^s naturally of u mixed eharaeter. rassins liy the enrinns little dnrniouse-like aninuds wliieli are chisscd .luder the geiurs Droniieia, we ariive at the true I'lialan-ists, the tirst of wliieh is the Tai-oa or Nkitv TiiALANdtsT, au aninud which lias lieen lifted with its ratlier dismal title' in I'ousemieiiee of the uniform sniol<y-])laek eohair of its fui'. Tlie Sooty J'halan-ist is tolerably eonnnon in Van Diemen's Land, where it is much sjuin-ht after on account of its skin, whieh is hi-hlv valued by white and blaek men for the purpose of beino- nuinufaetured int(^ a soft, warm, and beautiful fur. As with the jneeedm^' animal, ilu re is eonsideraiih variation in the tint of the coat, some .specimens I'ciu- entnvly elolhcd with a uniform dark, dull, bhuddsh-brown, while the fur of others ' H H J •%^,'. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge
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