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times inclining forwards. General colour of upper-parts grizzled 
grey; neck rufous; under-parts white; no streak on neck ‘ 
ears long, with the back grey, margined with white ; occasion- 
ally a faint light hip-stripe ; legs grey or rufous ; feet pale 
brown; tail grey for its basal fourth, the remainder brown 
above and white beneath. Length of head and body about 
_25 inches ; that of tail 16 inches, 
Distribution North Queensland. 
This species and Macropus agilis are the only true Wallabies 
in North Queensland, and itis nota little remarkable that both 
are distinguished from the other members of the group to 
which they respectively belong by their short fur, general sandy 
coloration, inconspicuous markings, and white hip-stripe. Pro- 
| bably this similarity in their coloration is the result of adapta- 
| tion to the surroundings of the countries which these Wallabies 
inhabit. 
f XV. BRANDED WALLABY. MACROPUS STIGMATICUS. 
Halmaturus stigmaticus, Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc., 1860, p. 
375: 
Macropus stigmaticus, Thomas, Cat. Marsup. Brit. Mus., p. 47 
(1888), 
Characters.—Size medium ; form light and slender; naked 
Portion of muzzle with a central upward projection, inferiorly 
continued to the lip; fur short, close, and rather coarse. 
General colour of upper-parts rufous grey, the latter tint pre- 
dominating in front and the former behind 3 under-parts white ; 
crown of head, cheeks, and region round the base of the ear 
deep rust-colour ; back of ear, hinder part of head and nape 
of neck brown; an indistinct darker stripe down the middle of 
the neck ; two lateral longitudinal bright rusty bands; a con- 
Pies yellowish hip-stripe. Fore legs rufous; hind legs 
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