List of the Specimens of Mammalia in the Collection of the British Museum (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1843 Excerpt: ...Diemen's Land, Hobart's Town.--From Mr. Gould's Collection. q. N. S. W. Yaroundi.--From Mr. Gould's Collection, r. S. Australia, Adelaide.--Presented by C. D. E. Fort num, Esq. f. White. Van Diemen's Land.? t. Van Diemen's Land. u. Larger, redder. Van Diemen's Land.--Presented by R. Gunn, Esq. v. Van Diemen's Land.--Presented by J. Gould, Esq. w. Van Diemen's Land. x. Australia. y. Skull. The Long-eared Phalangista. Phalangista Cuvieri, Gray. Waterh. Mars. 268. Ph. Cookii, F. Cuv. Petaurus Cookii, F. Cuv. Mam. Lithog. t. a. Australia.--Presented by Edward Cross, Esq. The Tarsipes. Tarsipes Spenserae, Gray, Ann. and Mag. N. H. 1842. T. rostratus, Gervais, Mag. Zool. 1842. t. 35, 36, 37. a. and 6. King George's Sound.--Presented by the Hon. Capt. George Grey. The Koala or Native Bear. Phascolarctos cinereus, Fischer. Lipurus cinereus, Gold/. Isis, 1818. t. 14. Ph. fuscus, Dexm. (discoloured)? Waterhouse, Mars. 295. t. 31. young. Koala Wombat, Home, Phil. Trans. xcvm. 305. Gray, Ann. Phil. 1821. New Holland Sloth, Perry, Arcana, t. a. Young. New Holland.--Presented by Gen. Thomas Hardwicke. b. New Holland. b. Macropina. The Tree Kangaroo. Dendrolegus ursinus, Temm. Maller, Z. I. Arch. t. Gould, Macrop. t. 25. Hypsiprymnus ursinus, Temm. F. Japan. 6. a. New Guinea.--From the Leyden Museum. The Kangaroo. Macropus major, Shaw, Zool. 1.t. 115. M. giganteus, Shaw, Misc. t. 33. Zerbua gigantea, Erxl. Halmaturus labiatus, Geoff. H. rufogriseus, Lesson, Gould. Macropidce, t. 1. Cook's Voy. m. t. 20. Phillips, Voy. t. at 106. a. New Holland. b. Young in spirits.--From Capt. Cook's Voyages. c. From Mr. Gould's Collection. d. White, stuffed from a flat skin. Macropus albus, Gray, Spic. Zool. e. Presented by the Earl of Derby. /. From Mr. Gould's Collection. g. Skull. h. ...