ONYCHOGALE. 47 
Genus IX.—ONYCHOGALE, Gray (1841). 
Rhinarium hairy or nearly so. Central hind claws long, narrow, 
compressed, and very sharp. Tail long, tapering, short-haired, 
more or less crested towards the tip, the extremity provided with 
a spur or nail. Canines small or absent. 
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Habits. —Terrestrial ; HiseDEMEnGLS: 
1. ONYCHOGALE LUNATA, Gould, sp. (1840). 
Crescent Wallaby. 
Size small ; form very light and delicate. Rhinarium narrow, 
the base of the internasal septum naked. Fur soft and woolly. 
General color above dark gray; below whitish. Ears short, brown 
outside, white inside. Back and sides of neck rich rufous. White 
shoulder-stripe very prominent, not continued along the back of 
the neck. Two inconspicuous hip-stripes. Arms, legs, and feet 
pale gray ; fingers and toes brown. Tail short, uniform gray, its 
terminal nail consisting of a very short, rounded point. Canines 
generally present, quite functionless. 
Dimensions.—Head and body about twenty inches; tail about 
thirteen inches. 
Habitat.—West and South Australia. 
References.—Thomas, B. M. Catal. p. 77, pl. ix. fig. 11 (upper 
Front teeth); Gould, Mamm. Austr. ii. pl. lv. 
2. ONYCHOGALE FRENATA, Gould, sp. (1840). 
Bridled Wallaby. 
Size small ; form very small and delicate. Rhinarium narrow, 
wholly hairy. Fur soft and thick. General color above clear 
gray ; below, chin and chest white, belly pale gray. Lars short, 
grayish-brown outside, white inside. Middle of back of neck 
black. White shoulder stripe prominent, continued along the 
sides of the back of the neck to just behind the ear. Sides of 
neck gray with a rufous tinge. An inconspicuous pale hip-stripe. 
Arms and outside of legs and feet white. Tail of medium length 
uniform gray, the extreme tip black. Terminal nail as in 0. 
lunata. Canines nearly always absent. 
Dimensions.—Head and hody about twenty-two inches; tail 
about eighteen inches. 
Habitat.—Interior of southern Queensland, New South Wales, 
and Victoria. 
fteferences.—Thomas, B.M. Catal. p. 75, pl. xi. fig. 7 (nail of 
tail) ; Gould, Mamm. Austr. ii. pl. liv. 
