On a Collection of Mammals from Central and Northern Queensland. ggl 



In the Upper jaw tlie incisors are very broad , especially ^ =^ ; in 

 this tooth the central groove is situated far forwards, so that the 

 hinder portion of the tooth is at least double as broad as the anterior. 

 In both the younger specimens, i ^ hsLS a, decided groove in the centre, 

 so that the cutting edge has a distinct notch. 



Rudimentary sockets for the canines, as in M. giganteus, but these 

 are placed far forwards, namely outside the bind portion of the foram. 

 incisivum, or (in the oldest specimen) at its posterior margin. 



In all the specimens the preraolar {p'^) is present. It is of me- 

 dium size; its base is about equal to that of ^^ It is much worn. 

 In the youngest specimen (A) the socket oi p^ in the left upper jaw 

 has not quite closed in front of the functional j) 2_ xhe molars in- 

 crease greatly in size inwards. 



In the lower jaw the premolar (p ^) is present in all the specimens, 

 but is smaller than that in the upper jaw. m^ is in the largest spe- 

 cimen comparatively small, and is much worn. 



31. Halmaturtis parryi (Benn.) 1834. 



Macropus parryi Benn., in: Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1834, p. 151 (1834). 

 Mucropus {Haimaturus) parryi Wateeh., Jard. Nat. Libr. Marsup., p. 206, 

 PI. 18 (1841). 



A. Young. Rockhampton, March 1884 (skin with skull). 



B. Female. Coomooboolaroo, 30. Jan. 1884 (skin with skull). 



C. Female. Rockhampton, March 1884 (skin with skull). 



D. Coomooboolaroo, March 1884 (skeleton). 



E. Coomooboolaroo, March 1884 (skeleton). 



In Northern Queensland H. parryi is known by the name of „An- 

 telope-Kangaroo". In many places it is numerous, but only in the 

 rocky districts, not on the plains. It is regarded as very destructive. 

 Only the third specimen (C), a female, is fullgrown, and has the 

 teeth much worn, with incomplete dentition. In the mounted specimen 

 of the young female (B) is: 



Length of body (head included) .... about 720 mm 



Length of tail „ 694 „ 



Description. In the colouring all the specimens agree. Cha- 

 racteristic is the silvery grey colour of the body, the almost whitish 

 tail (the outermost tip black), and the distinctly marked colouring 

 on the ears and head. 



On the outer surface of the ears, the inner half is of a dark 

 reddish brown or brownish black colour, whilst the outer half and the 



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