/i>, Rich.,
and in New Zealand <i>Kathetostoma monopterygium</i>.
<i>Cnidoglanis</i> and <i>Cnidoglanis</i> are Siluroids, and
<i>Kathetostoma</i> is a"stargazer," i.e. a fish having eyes
on the upper surface of the head, belonging to the family
<i>Trachinidsae</i>.

1851. J. Henderson, `Excursions in New South Wales,' vol. ii.
p. 207:

"The Cat-fish, which I have frequently caught in the McLeay,
is a large and very ugly animal. Its head is provided with
several large tentacatae, and it has altogether a disagreeable
appearance. I have eat its flesh, but did not like it."

1880. Mrs. Meredith, `Tasmanian Friends and Foes,' p. 213
[Footnote]:

"Mr. Frank Buckland . . . writing of a species of rock-fish,
says--`I found that it had a beautiful contrivance in the
conformation of its mouth. It has the power of prolongating
both its jaws to nearly the extent of half-an-inch from their
natural position. This is done by a most beautiful bit of
mechanism, somewhat on the principle of what are called `lazy
tongs.' The cat-fish possesses a like feature, but on a much
larger scale, the front part of the mouth being capable of
being protruded between two and three inches when seizing
prey.'"

<hw>Cat, Native</hw>, <i>n</i>. a small carnivorous marsupial,
of the genus <i>Dasyurus</i>. The so-called native cat is not
a cat at all, but a marsupial which resembles a very large rat
or weasel, with rather a bushy tail. It is fawn-coloured or
mouse-coloured, or black and covered with little white spots; a
very pretty little animal. It only appears at night, when it
climbs fences and trees and forms sport for moonlight shooting.
Its skin is made into fancy rugs and cloaks or mantles.

The animal is more correctly called a <i>Dasyure</i> (q.v.).
The species are--

Black-tailed Native Cat
<i>Dasyurus geoffroyi</i>, Gould.

Common N.C. (called also <i>Tiger Cat</i>, q.v.)--
<i>D. viverrimus</i>, Shaw.

North Australian N.C.--
<i>D. hallucatus</i>, Gould.

Papuan N.C.--
<i>D. albopienetatus</i>, Schl.

Slender N.C.--
<i>D. gracilis</i>, Ramsay.

Spotted-tailed N.C. (called also Tiger Cat)--
<i>D. maculatus</i>, Kerr.

1880. Mrs. Meredith, `Tasmanian Friends and Foes,' p. 67:

"The native cat is similar [to the Tiger Cat; q.v.] but
smaller, and its for is an ashy-grey with white spots.
We have seen two or three skins quite black, spotted with white,
but these are very rare."

1885. H. H.Hayter,