52 LLOYD'S NATURAL HISTORY, 
THE HARE-WALLABIES. GENUS LAGORCHESTES. 
Lagorchestes, Gould, Monogr. Macropodide, pl. xii. (1841). 
Nose wholly or partially haired ; central hind claw long and 
strong, not concealed by the hair; tail rather short, evenly 
haired throughout, and without a terminal nail. The three 
species of this group are confined to Australia, exclusive of 
Tasmania. 
I. SPECTACLED HARE-WALLABY. LAGORCHESTES CONSPICIL- 
LATUS. 
Lagorchestes conspicillatus, Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc., 1841, p. 82 5 | 
Thomas, Cat. Marsup. Brit. Mus., p. 80 (1888). ! 
Halmaturus conspicillatus, Schinz, Synops. Mamm., vol. i., p. 
563 (1844). 
Macropus (Lagorchestes) conspicillatus, Waterhouse, Nat. Hist. . 
Mamm., vol. i., p. 85 (1846). 
Characters.—Size relatively large, and form thick and heavy ; 
nose, with lower half of septum and edges of nostrils, hairy ; 
muzzle broad and heavy ; fur long and coarse ; under-fur of 
back uniform blackish-brown. General colour coarsely grizzled 
yellowish-grey ; under-parts mingled white and slaty-grey; 
a well-defined chestnut band round the eye, not extending " 
forwards on the side of the muzzle; ears short, less than one- » 
third the length of the hind foot, grizzled grey on the back, * 
with the edges and inside nearly white; two whitish lateral ‘ 
bands ; limbs grey, tinged with rufous ; tail covered above and ' 
on the sides with scattered white hairs, except at the root,’ 
where they are grey ; beneath more thickly haired, and tinged’ 
with fawn. Canine teeth well-developed and functional. Length 
of head and body about 20 inches; of tail 17 inches. Other 
characters as in next species. 
Distribution.—Islands off the North-west coast of Australia ; 
