Historical reference: Do not rely on this information. It is very old. About this collection
Notoryctes, a mole-like marsupial (Notoryctes typhlops), from Australia, forming a family (Notoryctidce) of polyprotodont. marsupials. It was described by Proifessor Stirling in 1891 and by Dr. Hans Gadow. (Five. Zool. Sac., 1892, pp. 361-70.)