The mammals of Australia / by John Gould

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Gould, John, 1804-1881
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MAMMALS OF AUSTRALIA. 7
TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE CONSORT THIS WORK ON THE MAMMALS OF AUSTRALIA 9
LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS. 13
GENERAL INDEX. 15
PREFACE. 19
INTRODUCTION. 23
Order MARSUPIATA. Section MONOTREMATA. 35
LIST OF PLATES. 53
ORNITHORHYNCHUS ANATINUS. 56
ECHIDNA HYSTRIX, Cuv. 63
ECHIDNA SETOSA, Cuv. 66
MYRMECOBIUS FASCIATUS, Waterh. 70
TARSIPES ROSTRATUS, Gerv. et Verr. 74
CHCEROPUS CASTANOTIS. 78
PERAGALEA LAGOTIS. 82
PERAMELES FASCIATA, Gray. 86
PERAMELES GUNNII, Gray. 90
PERAMELES MYOSURUS, Wagn. 94
PERAMELES NASUTA, Geoff. 98
PERAMELES OBESULA, Geoff. 102
PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS. 106
PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS. 110
PHALANGISTA FULIGINOSA, Ogilby. 114
PHALANGISTA VULPINA, Desm. 118
PHALANGISTA CANINA, Ogilby. 122
PHALANGISTA COOKI, Desm. 126
PHALANGISTA VIVERRINA, Ogilby. 130
PHALANGISTA LANIGINOSA, Gould. 134
CUSCUS BREVICAUDATUS, Gray. 138
PETAURISTA TAGUANOIDES, Desm. 142
BELIDEUS FLAVIVENTER. 146
BELIDEUS SCIUREUS. 150
BELIDEUS BREVICEPS, Waterh. 154
BELIDEUS NOTATUS, Peters. 158
BELIDEUS ARIEL, Gould. 162
ACROBATES PYGMÆUS, Desm. 166
DROMICIA GLIRIFORMIS. 170
DROMICIA CONCINNA, Gould. 174
PHASCOGALE PENICILLATA. 178
PHASCOGALE CALURA, Gould. 182
PHASCOGALE LANIGERA, Gould. 186
ANTECHINUS SWAINSONI. 190
ANTECHINUS LEUCOPUS, Gray. 194
ANTECHINUS FERRUGINIFRONS, Gould. 198
ANTECHINUS UNICOLOR, Gould. 202
ANTECHINUS LEUCOGASTER, Gray. 206
ANTECHINUS APICALIS. 210
ANTECHINUS FLAVIPES. 214
ANTECHINUS FULIGINOSUS, Gould. 218
ANTECHINUS ALBIPES. 222
ANTECHINUS MURINUS. 226
ANTECHINUS MACULATUS, Gould. 230
ANTECHINUS MINUTISSIMUS, Gould. 234
PODABRUS MACROURUS, Gould. 238
PODABRUS CRASSICAUDATUS, Gourld. 242
SARCOPHILUS URSINUS. 246
DASYURUS MACULATUS. 250
DASYURUS VIVERRINUS. 254
DASYURUS GEOFFROYI, Gould. 258
DASYURUS HALLUCATUS, Gould. 262
THYLACINUS CYNOCEPHALUS. 266
THYLACINUS CYNOCEPHALUS. 270
PHASCOLOMYS WOMBAT, Pér. et Les. 274
PHASCOLOMYS WOMBAT, Per. et Lea. 278
PHASCOLOMYS LATIFRONS, Owen. 282
PHASCOLOMYS LATIFRONS, Owen. 286
PHASCOLOMYS LASIORHINUS, Gould. 290
PHASCOLOMYS LASIORHINUS, Gould. 294

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