26 LLOYD’S NATURAL HISTORY. 
from the white “whisker-mark”; while the rufous of the 
lower back is richer and brighter, and the tail generally tipped 
with white. 
Habits.—This Wallaby, like the other species of the group, is 
found in small parties in thick scrub-jungle, and hence it and 
its kindred are frequently spoken of as Brush-Kangaroos. 
They generally keep either deep in the scrub itself or at its 
edges, where they can be easily shot in the open runs. Gould 
says: ‘This well-marked species inhabits, with but few ex- 
ceptions, all the thick bushes of New South Wales, especially 
such as are wet or humid. I hunted it successfully at Illa- 
warra, on the small islands at the mouth of the Hunter, and on 
the Liverpool ranges. In the former localities it was frequently 
found in the wettest places, either among the high grass, and 
other dense vegetation, or among the thick mangroves, whose 
roots are washed by each succeeding tide. The islands at the 
mouth of the Hunter, particularly Mosquito and Ash Islands, 
are not unfrequently flooded to a great extent; yet it leaps 
through the shallow parts with apparent enjoyment, and even 
crosses the river from one island to another.” Enormous 
numbers of this Wallaby are killed for the sake of their skins, 
which are extensively used in Canada for coats, while the 
larger ones are manufactured into leather. The number of 
skins annually imported into England ranges from about 
10,000 to 20,000; the value of each skin usually varying from 
sixpence to one-and-ninepence, although over three shillings 
has been obtained. An even larger number of skins of the 
Red-necked Wallaby are sold in London, although their value 
is less than those of the present species. 
VIII. RED-NECKED WALLABY. MACROPUS RUFICOLLIS. 
Kangurus ruficollis, Desmarest, Nouv. Dict. d’Hist. Nat, 
vol. xvii., p. 37 (1817). 
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