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Rh account of the pleasing details which Mr. Bell has recorded of the manners of some individuals which he kept in confinement. In size, colour, and general form, it bears a considerable resem- blance to the beautiful little rodent after which it is named; the form of the head, however, is different, the nose being much more lengthened and pointed.

“In their habits,” observes Mr. Bell, “ they are extremely like the dormouse, feeding on nuts

DORMOUSE PHALANGER.

and other similar food, which they hold in their fore-paws, using them as hands. They are nocturnal, remaining asleep during the whole day, or, if disturbed, not easily roused to a state of activity; and coming forth late in the evening, and