Transactions Of The Philosophical Society Of New South Wales 1862 1865

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Download or read book Transactions of the Philosophical Society of New South Wales written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Transactions of the Philosophical Society of New South Wales: 1862-1865 They are gregarious in their habits. I have dislodged as many as 15 specimens from a single tree, and kept large numbers in captivity. They became quite tame; and many which had escaped would return to join my frugal supper at night, and help themselves, to damper especially. This is a very graceful animal, strictly nocturnal in its habits, and its flesh white, tender, and well-tasted. 4. Hapalotis Mitchellii. Mitchell's Hapalotis. Kahlpere of the natives - is another animal which the late Sir Thomas Mitchell first discovered. I have no doubt that it is widely distributed over the Australian continent, but I was not able to procure specimens at Gunbower Creek, or at the Junction of the Loddon. The first pair obtained were brought to me by natives in the neighbourhood of the Murrumbidgee. This animal is very plentiful on the Darling: and as many as 50 specimens were often procured by the native women in an afternoon. It burrows into the ground, and is dug out by them. Hapalotis Mitchellii is strictly nocturnal in its habits, and the female produces 4 young at a time. Though they are easily kept in captivity, they often kill each other, if not well supplied with food; they also have a disagreeable habit (to the naturalist, at least) of gnawing each others tails off. 5. Mus Subrufus? Dusky mouse. Pethack of the natives. Apparently an undescribed species (for which I would propose the name of Mus subrufus) is found in large numbers between Gol Gol Creek and the Darling; it is nocturnal and gregarious, and, like Hapalotis Mitchellii, burrows into the ground; 4 young are produced at a time by the female. All the Rodents are eaten by the natives, but only in case of no other food being at hand, as a large number of these little creatures are wanted to satisfy the hunger of a black-fellow. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.