Perameles.

P. nasuta. New South Wales.

P. Gunnii. Tasmania.

P. myosurus. West Australia.

P. fasciata. South Australia.

P. obesula. Southern Australia and Tasmania.

The Bandicoots are distributed over every part of Australia, hut never in great numbers; the first species is of the size of a rabbit, and the next three are as largo as a common Norway rat. The last is heavier, but stands very low on its legs, and .has a harsh and coarse fur. The tribe did not receive sufficient attention from naturalists, who generally fail to give a description of the teeth; it is highly probable that another species or two exist in the north and in New Guinea, and that some of our continental animals, such as P. myosurus and P. fasciata, are varieties only.