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Habitat. Australia except the extreme north. 



References. Thomas, B. M. Catal. p. 110, pis. xi. fig. 12 

 (rhinarium), xiii. fig. 9 (fourth premolar), xiv. figs. 5 (nasals), 

 6 (bulla); Gould, Mamm. Austr. ii. pis. Ixi. (B. penicillata), Ixii. 

 (B. ogilbyi). 



Genus V. ^PYPRYMNUS, Garrod(l875). 



Rhinarium partially hairy. Ear rather long. Fore claws very 

 long and strong. Hind feet longer than the head, the soles narrow, 

 naked, and coarsely granulated. Tail evenly hairy, without trace 

 of crest. 



n ... . T 1.2.3 n ! T> 0.0.3.4 TIT 1.2.3.4 o OA 



Dentition. 1. ^ C. - Q , P. - 5 ^ M. ^^ x 2 = 34. 

 Habits. Terrestrial ; herbivorous. 



1. ^BPYPRYMNUS RUFESCENS, Gray, sp. (1837). 

 Rufous Rat-Kangaroo. 



Size large. Rhinarium partially hairy to about half-way down 

 the nasal septum. Fur long and coarse. General color above 

 rufescent gray ; below dirty white ; an indistinct white stripe 

 across the sides just in front of the hips. Back of ears black or 

 dark brown. Outside of hind legs gray, rest of limbs white. 

 Hairs on back of hands long and coarse, partly hiding the claws. 

 Feet brown or grayish-brown; central claw long and strong. Tail 

 thickly hairy, without trace of crest, pale gray above, white below. 



Dimensions. -Head and body about twenty-one inches ; tail 

 about fifteen inches. 



Habitat. New South Wales. 



References. Thomas, B.M. Catal. p. 103, pis. xi. fig. 11 (rhin- 

 arium), xiii. fig. 5 (molars); Gould, Mamm. Austr. ii. pi. Ixv. 



Subfamily III. MACROPODIN^E. 



Kangaroos ; Wallabies. 



Size variable. Claws of fore feet of moderate size and subequal. 

 Hallux wanting. Tail long and hairy. Canines generally minute 

 or absent, rarely well developed. 



Genus VI. LAGOSTROPHUS, Thomas (1886). 



Form macropine. Rhinarium naked. Hind feet covered with 

 long bristly hairs, hiding the claws. Back cross-banded. 



T\ .-.- T 1.2.3 n -n 0.0.3.4 A , T 1.2.3.4 o oo 



Dentition.!. Tm , C. -, P. ^^ M, j^ x 2 = 32. 

 Habits. Terrestrial ; herbivorous. 



