Brush-tailed Ant-eaters.

Myrmecobius.

M. fasciatus.

The Western Districts of New South Wales, South Australia, and Western Australia, are inhabited by this curious animal, which approaches the Monotremous section of the Marsupials. The teeth number 52, but they are small, and stand far apart. The long and slender tongue is used to capture ants and their eggs, upon which the animal principally preys.