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he stands (the malė only) on tijj-toe and on his tail; and is then of 

 prodigious height. In fighting he does not stand on the tail and one 

 leg, but balances himself for a moment on the tail only, and strikes 

 forward \vith both hind legs. 



" The bush Kangaroo, or Kanguru enfumė of Cuvier, never uses 

 his legs in fighting. He generally contents himself \vith threatening 

 with his teeth and a low gro\vl ; but I have seen him, ■when attacked 

 by an Emu, jump up at the bird's head. Neither of them, however, 

 has persevered in annoyance. 



" When sitting in a statė of repose the great Kangaroo throws the 

 tail behind him: the lesser one before him, between his legs." 



The following note by Sir Robert Heron, Bart., was also read, as 

 giving an account of an extraordinary instance of want of sagacity 

 in a Dog. 



" A large old white female terrier foUowed me this autumn from 

 Grantham. She remained perfectly satisfied for three weeks, \vhen, 

 on my again going to attend the petty sessions, she again follo\ved me. 

 I then found that she belonged to one of my colleagues, the Rev. Mr. 

 Ottley ; and that she had long been a great favourite in the family, 

 who ■vvere greatly distressed at her loss. It happened that Mr. Ottley 

 and I each rodė a chestnut pony \vith a long tail. This had com- 

 pletely deceived the dog, whose unsentimental friendship did not 

 prompt her to ask any further questions." 



