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the natives at Dorery’s Harbour, Podin. Its external characters were 
those of the Australian Kanguroos, from which it differed in the propor- 
tions of its members. Its size was that of the hare ; its ears shorter in 
proportion than in the other Kanguroos; its head rounded, with the 
muzzle not so slender as that of the Oualabat; its neck also less slender ; 
its anterior limbs more elongated, and stronger; its posterior members 
shorter and thicker ; and its tail one-third shorter. Its fur was of a 
uniform brown above, passing into grey on the under surface. The ani- 
mal thus described suddenly disappeared from the vessel at the end of a 
few weeks, having probably fallen ito the sea; so that no further par- 
ticulars respecting it could be obtained beyond those furnished by the 
notes taken during its stay on board. 
The Bathyergus Hottentotus, “ minor ; pilis supra brunneo-griseis 
** concoloribus, subter cinereis: cauda brevi, plana, pilis ciliatis ac- 
* cincta,”’ differs from the Bath. Capensis, Desm., by its smaller size, 
its length being only four inches and a half from the end of the nose to 
the base of the tail. Its colour affords another ground of distinction, 
being nearly uniform, lighter on the under surface and on the feet, and 
exhibiting none of the white spots on the face and head which are re- 
marked in the Bath. Capensis. Jn this latter respect it agrees with the 
Bath. Ludwigii described by Dr. Smith, at page 439 of our fourth vo- 
lume, with which, notwithstanding its smaller size, and the somewhat 
different tints of the fur, the animal brought home by MM. Lesson and 
Garnot has evidently much in common. 
A description is given, unaccompanied by a figure, of the Lepus 
Magellanicus, “ pilis omnino atro-violaceis, albis passim  sparsis: 
“* auriculis fuscis, capite brevioribus; macula alba naso, (interstitio 
** narium,) mento, gule, frontique.”’ It is of the size and form of 
the Wild Rabbit; but the Baron Cuvier agrees with M. Lesson in regard- 
ing it asa distinct species. Its markings are clear and uniform, and its 
ears are shorter than the head. It takes up its residence, in small families, 
in the midst of numerous other Rabbits, whose appearance is perfectly 
that of the wild European race, with which they agree also in habits. 
The Sus Papuensis, ‘‘ corpore gracili; sacculo molli sub qeulos 
* nullo; dentibus caninis haud aliislongioribus. Setis supra brunneo- 
** fuscis, infra albis, atro annulatis. Cauda brevissima,’’ differs from 
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