Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia (Incorporated) . d Thomas, at the BritishMuseum. He was good enough to reply at once that theanimal was not Conilurtis conditor, but was a member of thegenus Lepordhis, and possibly was a new species. The second,and younger, specimen was therefore sent to the BritishMuseum to aid in the establishment of the diagnosis, andsubsequently the rat was described by Mr. Oldfield Thomas 182 (Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 9, vol. viii.,p. 618, Dec, 1921), and named Leporillus jonesi. When itwas found that the rat was a n
Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia (Incorporated) . d Thomas, at the BritishMuseum. He was good enough to reply at once that theanimal was not Conilurtis conditor, but was a member of thegenus Lepordhis, and possibly was a new species. The second,and younger, specimen was therefore sent to the BritishMuseum to aid in the establishment of the diagnosis, andsubsequently the rat was described by Mr. Oldfield Thomas 182 (Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 9, vol. viii.,p. 618, Dec, 1921), and named Leporillus jonesi. When itwas found that the rat was a new and interesting one it wasdecided to visit the island again, and to arrange for a longerstay. The journey was made on the Wookata, andthe party camped upon the islands from January 9 to 12,1922. Further specimens were obtained, and observationsand notes were made upon the habits of the animals. Someold and bleached skulls were picked up, and plfotographs weretaken of typical nests. One living specimen was secured,but it died as the result of an accident after it had been a. Fig. 1. Leporilhis jonesi. Characters of the head from a living male adult. Natural size. week or two in captivity in Adelaide. A third short visitwas paid to the western island on February 18, 1922, in Conqueror. On this occasion a few specimens wereshot, and one was captured alive and uninjured. Since the animal has been described by Mr. OldfieldThomas, and will later be dealt with by Mr. E. Trough ton,of the Australian Museum, to whom specimens obtained onthe second visit were sent, no attempt will be made here atfurther systematic description. Figs. 1 to 5 depict its most \ 183 important specific characters. Mr. Oldfield Thomas accountis as follows : — Leporillus jonesi. Near apicalis, but larger and with shorter ears. Size, as gauged by skull and foot, decidedly larger than in apicalis. Fur rather thin and poor, not so thick as in apicalis; hairs of back about 17 mm. in length. General
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