The Didelphis brachyura is closely allied to the D. tricolor of authors, but in that species the upper parts of the body are nearly black; the sides of the head and body are of a deep rusty red tint, and the under parts are almost white.
“Was caught by some boys digging in a garden. Its intestines were full of the remains of insects, chiefly ants and others of the Hemipterous order.”—D.
Mammalia Pl. 1.
Desmodus D’Orbignyi.
Mammalia Pl. 2.
Phyllostoma Grayi.
Mammalia. Pl. 3.
Vespertilio Chiloensis.
