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Mr. Gould laid upon the table a number of Skins of Animals and 

 Birds, being part of a large collection which Mr. Gilbert had lately 

 forvvarded to him from Australia. Mr. Gould characterized the fol- 

 lowing species : — 



MAMMALIA. 



Macropus gracilis. m. infra incanescens et saturate fuscus ; 

 colli lateribus rufescenti-fusco lavatis ; genis, mento et guldful- 

 vescente-albis, vellere molli, ad basin cinereo, exmde fusco, dein 

 albo, apice nigro ; j)ilis longis nigris crebre interspersis. 



feet in. 

 Length frora tip of nose to the tip of the tail . . 2 6 



of tail 1 1 



of tarsi and toes, including nails .... O 5 



of arm and hand, including nails .... O 3į 



of face from tip of nose to base of ear. . O 3^ 



of ear O 2į 



Face and all the upper suriace of the body grizzled grey and dark 

 brown, the grizzled appearance produced by each hair being greyish 

 \vhite near its tip ; sides of the neck and the outer side of the limbs 

 washed with reddish brown ; margin of the anterior edge and the 

 base of the posterior edge of the ear buffy ■n'hite ; line from the 

 angle of the mouth dark brown ; line along the side of the face, chin 

 and throat buffy tvhite ; under surface bufFy grey ; tail clothed with 

 short grizzled hairs, similar to the upper surface of the bodj', and 

 with a line of black ou the upper side at the apex for about one-third 

 of its length ; the fur, which is somewhat soft to the touch, is grey 

 at the base, then brown, to uhich succeeds white, the points of the 

 haii-s being black ; there are also numerous long black hairs dispersed 

 over the surface of the body ; feet grizzled grey and rufous. 



This is a very elegantly formed little animal, and is intermediate 

 iu size between Macropus lunatus and Macropus frcenatus . 



Hypsiprtmnus platyops. h . facie magnopere latd ; hdc, corpo- 

 riscue lateribus, fuscescente-cinereis ; dorso rufescenti-fusco ; facie, 

 partibusgue superioribus pilis longis, et flavido-albis inter vėlius 

 crtbre adspersis ; corpore inferiore fulvescente-cinereo. 



feet in. 

 Length from tip of the nose to the extremity of the tail . . 1 7 



of tail O 7 



of tarsi and toes, including nails O 24 



of arm and hand, including the nails O 2| 



of face from tip of nose to base of ear O 3 



of ear O 0| 



Face extremely broad, and, with the sides of the body, brownish 

 grey ; back reddish brown ; the W'hole of the face and upper surface 

 beset with numerous long yellowish white hairs, ofFering a strong 

 contrast to the darker colouring of the fur ; all the under surface and 

 limbs buffy grey ; tail brown above, paler beneath. 

 ' Mor-da,' aborigines of Western Australia. 

 The above is the description of a female received from Swan River. 



