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[[underline]]10[[/underline]] which contains the well known Kangaroos is [[strikethrough]]here[[/strikethrough]] represented by ^[[ [[circled]]39[[/circled]] ]] the [[double-underline]]Koala[[/double-underline]] ([[underline]]Phascolarctus cinereus[[/underline]]) [[circled]]40[[/circled]] [[double-underline]]Spotted Cuscus[[/double-underline]] ([[underline]]Phalanger maculatus[[/underline]]) and by [[circled]]41[[/circled]] the [[double-underline]]Rat-tailed Opossum[[/double-underline]] ([[underline]]Didelphys myosurus[[/underline]]). The Marsupials with the exception of the Opossums are confined [[strikethrough]]strictly[[/strikethrough]] to the Australian Region. The Opossums are only found in America. We now come to the lowest and most peculiar order the [[double-underline]]Monotremata[[/double-underline]]. The members of this [[strikethrough]]are like no[[/strikethrough]] order live in the Australian region and differ from all other mammals and resemble the birds and reptiles in that they lay eggs from which
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