﻿38 Allen's naturalist's library. 



Very similar to M. brimii, but with thicker and softer fur, 

 in which the general hair is greyer, with a more distinct grizzle. 

 The ears also are brown behind like the head, the under-parts 

 yellow instead of white, and the hip-stripe has almost disap- 

 peared. 



DistriljTition. — New Britain group, and Eastern and South- 

 eastern New Guinea. 



XIX. PADEMELON WALLABY. MACROPUS THETIDIS. 



Halmaturus thetis, Lesson, Man. Mamm. p. 229 (1827). 

 Halmatiirus thetidis, F. Cuvier, Hist. Nat., Mamm., part Ivi. 



(1829). 

 Macropus {Halmahims) thetidis, Waterhouse, Nat. Hist. 



Mamm., vol. i., p. 144 (1846). 

 Macropus thetidis, Giebel, Odontographie, p. 43 (1855) ; 



Thomas, Cat. Marsup. Brit. Mus., p. 52 (1888). 



Characters. — Size small ; form light and agile ; naked part of 

 nose broad to the lip, the latter little developed ; fur of medium 

 length, thick and soft, with a variable direction on the neck. 

 General colour grizzled grey, rufous on the neck, which has no 

 streak ; under-parts white ; ears long, grey on the back, mar- 

 gined in front with brown or black ; a faint light hip-stripe 

 sometimes present ; legs grey or rufous ; feet pale brown ; tail 

 with the basal fourth grey, elsewhere brown above and white 

 beneath. Length of head and body about 25 inches ; of tail 

 16 inches. 



Distriljution. — Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. 



HaMts. — When sitting up on its hind legs, the Pademelon 

 Wallaby is about 20 inches in height. It is very common in 

 New South Wales, where it generally frequents scrub-covered 

 districts. Its general habits appear to be very similar to those 

 of other Wallabies. On account of the excellence of its flesh 



