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SPECIES
A.M.N.H. No. 153488
MAMMALS.
Skin No. 12.
AUSTRALIAN SECTION.
COLLECTOR: L. MACMILLAN.
COLL. No. M. 12.
DATE 1st JUNE 1940.
Dickaree WATERHOLE - 10 miles south of
BIRDSVILLE - S.W. QUEENSLAND
East margin of Simpson Desert.
SPECIES
Reddish sandy BRUSH-TAILED KANGAROO RAT.
TOTAL - 233 mm.
SEX ♂
CONDITION GONADS. testis very small, white.
TAIL - 139 mm.
CAPTURED BY DIGGING.
SHOT 2 & 5 PM. WGT. 31·98 gm. SKL.
HFGU - 35·5 mm
STM. ¼, sand + what appears to be chewed up roots + seeds.
HEAD - 24 mm.
MOULT
WING R. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25. SEC.
Up CoVs.
Und. COVS.
L. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25. SEC.
Up CoVs.
Und. COVS.
TAIL R. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10.
Up CoVs.
UN COVS.
L. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10.
BODY UPPERS-RUMP LOWER BACK UPPER BACK NAPE CROWN CHEEKS
UNDERS-VENT. FLANKS BELLY BREAST NECK CHIN
ABR. W. T. W./T.
SKULL ticket marked. M. 12.
REMARKS
S. & MCD. PTY. LTD., MELB., NO. 4764.