. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. THE CLIMBING MARSUPIALS. 583 face of the body is grayish brown, sprinkled with black and white; the under surface is dingy white or yellowish. The Opossum Rat is especially dis- tinguished by a brush of long, black, bushy hair, covering the last third of the tail; it is nearly twenty- seven inches long, twelve and one-half of which are included in the tail. It is indigenous to the whole. KANGABOO BAT, This Australian animal well deserves its name, of the rat-like appearance of its head and tail. The other portions of the formed lik
. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. THE CLIMBING MARSUPIALS. 583 face of the body is grayish brown, sprinkled with black and white; the under surface is dingy white or yellowish. The Opossum Rat is especially dis- tinguished by a brush of long, black, bushy hair, covering the last third of the tail; it is nearly twenty- seven inches long, twelve and one-half of which are included in the tail. It is indigenous to the whole. KANGABOO BAT, This Australian animal well deserves its name, of the rat-like appearance of its head and tail. The other portions of the formed like those of the Kangaroos. (Potorous tridaciylus.) of continental Australia with the exception of the northernmost region. Gould says: "Like the other species of the genus, the Opossum Rat scoops out a hollow in the ground for the reception of its thick-walled, grassy nest, the appearance of which is so thoroughly in harmony with the surroundings, that one is sure to overlook it, except by the most careful examination. The way the dwarf Kan- garoo transports the dry grass for the construction of its nest is very pecul- iar. Jt is done by means of the tail, which is quite prehensile. The animal seizes a tuft of grass with the tail and drags the ma- terial to its destination; one may imagine how queer and curious a sight is presented when, in con- finement, it gathers the material for its lair in a similar ; THE KANGAROO RAT. The Kangaroo Rat {^Potorous tridactylus) may be recognized by its ob- long head, its short legs and its rat-like tail. Its body is sixteen inches OPOSSUM eat —This ammai long, its tail ten inches, broad head a long tail with tufted end ,, o'. , . , , . fleet, as it lumps about on Its hind feet, the body is of short, sturdy organization, and the neck is thick. The tail is long, flat, and distinctly ringed and scaly; it is covered very sparsely with short, stiff hairs. The long, loose, feebly-glistening fur is dark brown above, dingy or yellowis
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