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PHALANGERS.
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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
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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
