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the head, more particularly a white spot on the forehead be- 

 tween the eyes. A very curious one came under my notice, 

 having the whole of the throat, checks, and upper })art of the 

 head spotted with yellowish white ; and albinocs have been 

 frequently seen by the hunters." 

 Habitat. Western Australia. 



G2. Macropus fuliginosus Vol. II. PI. 5. 



Habitat. South Australia. 



().3. Macropus melanops, Gould. 



It will be seen that I have placed this name among tlic 

 synonyms of M. major ; but since my remarks on that species 

 were written, I have seen other exan\ples so closely accordant 

 with the animal described by me under the above name in the 

 10th [)art of the 'Proceedings of the Zoological Society,' 

 that I think there is a probability it will prove to be dis- 

 tinct, and therefore, for the present, I restore the animal to 

 the rank of a species. 



Habitat. Southern and Western Australia. 



^'^ Genus Osphranter, Gould. 

 Generic characters. 



Muffle broad and naked ; muzzle broad and rather short ; 

 ears moderate, rounded at the apex ; fore limbs comparatively 

 long and stout, and the toes and claws very strong ; hind 

 limbs short and muscular; middle toe very large; lateral toes 

 but little developed ; two smaller inner toes, which are united 

 in one common integument as in other Kangaroos, terminate 

 in a line with the small outer toe, or nearly so ; under surface 

 of the feet very rough, being covered with small horny 

 tubercles. 



The above characters, especially the great expansion of the 

 muzzle, the comparatively small development of the lateral 

 toes of the hind feet, and the greater size of the middle toe, 

 should, in my opinion, be regarded as generic or subgeneric 

 rather than specific ; and it was for these reasons that I pro- 



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