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Kangurus mfogriseus^ Desmarest, op. cit, p. 36. 



Habnaturus ruficollis^ Goldfuss, Isis, 18 19, p. 267. 



Macropus ruficoUis, Lesson, Man., Mamm., p. 226 (1827); 



Thomas, Cat. Marsup. Brit. Mus., p. 33 (1888). 

 Macropus rufogriseuSy Lesson, loc. cit. 



{Plate III.) 



Characters. — Size medium ; form slender; nose naked; general 

 colour of upper-parts greyish-fawn, with the back of the neck 

 and rump bright rufous ; under-parts white or greyish-white ; 

 face-markings inconspicuous ; sometimes an indistinct whitish 

 mark on the hip ; feet grey, shading into black on the toes ; 

 tail grey above and white below, with an mconspicuous black 

 tip. Length of head and body about 42 inches ; that of tail 

 about 30 inches. 



Distribution. — Southern Queensland, New South Wales, and 

 Victoria. 



Variety. — Bennett's Wallaby (var. M. bennetti), from Tasmania, 

 has longer and thicker fur and a more sombre tone of colora- 

 tion than the typical form. Nape and rump dull rufous brown ; 

 back and ears nearly black ; face-markings almost invisible ; 

 under-parts dirty greyish-white ; tail darker grey. This variety 

 has often been regarded as a distinct species, although it is 

 obviously only a local race modified by the peculiar climate 

 of Tasmania; it is this race which is represented in our 

 plate. 



The Red-necked Wallaby is the largest representative of the 

 group. 



Writing of the Tasmanian race, which is generally termed 

 " Brush-Kangaroo " by the colonists, Gould states that it is 

 extremely abundant. " Its flesh is generally eaten and highly 

 esteemed, and its skin forms a considerable article of com 



