. Papers and proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. mi ^ \^^ 2 a 2. , A InferuJ r 77u?/jju\s 181 DESCEIPTIONS OF NEW TASMANIAN ANIMALS, By Edmund Thos. Higgins, , Eng., and Wm. E. Petterd, [Read Sth May, 1883.]PoTOROUs EuFUS—Nov. Species ^Fur very long, soft, somewhat glossy, of a, rufous browncolour, base of the hairs leaden grey, annulated in themiddle with yellowish brown, and darker at the tips, inter-spersed with long, dark, almost black hairs. Ears broad,roundly pointed, clothed internally with short, rufous brownhair, and externally with long d
. Papers and proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. mi ^ \^^ 2 a 2. , A InferuJ r 77u?/jju\s 181 DESCEIPTIONS OF NEW TASMANIAN ANIMALS, By Edmund Thos. Higgins, , Eng., and Wm. E. Petterd, [Read Sth May, 1883.]PoTOROUs EuFUS—Nov. Species ^Fur very long, soft, somewhat glossy, of a, rufous browncolour, base of the hairs leaden grey, annulated in themiddle with yellowish brown, and darker at the tips, inter-spersed with long, dark, almost black hairs. Ears broad,roundly pointed, clothed internally with short, rufous brownhair, and externally with long dark brown hair foiming atthe margin a thick fringe. Under surface of body of ayellowish rust colour, base of hairs of a pale reddish and hind feet of a yellowish brown colour, the outerside of feet darker. Tail thickly clothed with somewhatshort, stiff brown hairs, much darker on the upper surface,especially towards the end; the apical portion for about aninch and a quarter almost white. Muffle naked, with anaked, black, pear shaped space extendi
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