ONYCHOGALE. 47 



Genus IX. ONYCHOGALE, Gray (1841). 



Rhinariurn hairy or nearly so. Central hind claws long, narrow, 

 compressed, and very sharp. Tail long, tapering, short-haired, 

 more or less crested towards the tip, the extremity provided with 

 a spur or nail. Canines small or absent. 



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Dentition. I. -^ C. -, P. ^ & - 4 , M. ^-^ x 2 == 32. 



Habits. Terrestrial ; herbivorous. 



1. ONYCHOGALE LUNATA, Gould, sp. (1840). 



Crescent Wallaby. 



Size small ; form very light and delicate. Rhinarium narrow, 

 the base of the internasal septum naked. Fur soft and woolly. 

 General color above dark gray; below whitish. Ears short, brown 

 outside, white inside. Back and sides of neck rich rufous. White 

 shoulder-stripe very prominent, not continued along the back of 

 the neck. Two inconspicuous hip-stripes. Arms, legs, and feet 

 pale gray ; fingers and toes brown. Tail short, uniform gray, its 

 terminal nail consisting of a very short, rounded point. Canines 

 generally present, quite functionless. 



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

 thirteen inches. 



Habitat. West and South Australia. 



References. Thomas, B. M. Catal. p. 77, pi. ix. fig. 11 (upper 

 front teeth); Gould, Mamm. Austr. ii. pi. Iv. 



2. ONYCHOGALE FRENATA, Gould, sp. (1840). 



Bridled Wallaby. 



Size small ; foi'in very small and delicate. Rhinarium narrow, 

 wholly hairy. Fur soft and thick. General color above clear 

 gray ; below, chin and chest white, belly pale gray. Ears short, 

 grayish-brown outside, white inside. Middle of back of neck 

 black. White shoulder stripe prominent, continued along the 

 sides of the back of the neck to just behind the ear. Sides of 

 neck gray with a rufous tinge. An inconspicuous pale hip-stripe. 

 Arms and outside of legs and feet white. Tail of medium length 

 uniform gray, the extreme tip black. Terminal nail as in 0. 

 lunata. Canines nearly always absent. 



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

 about eighteen inches. 



Habitat.^ Interior of southern Queensland, New South Wales, 

 and Victoria. 



References. Thomas, B.M. Catal. p. 75, pi. xi. fig. 7 (nail of 

 tail) ; Gould, Mamm. Austr. ii. pi. liv. 



