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and that a full-grown male weighs nearly twenty pounds. The flesh 

 forms an excellent viand for the table, and the skins manufactured 

 into rugs are extensively used by those whose avocations and mode 

 of life lead them to spend much of their time in the bush." (Gould, 

 1863, vol. 2, p. 27.) 



Thomas (1888, pp. 41-42) lists specimens from Swan River, 

 Toodyay, and Perth. 



Shortridge gives the following account (1910, pp. 809-811, map) : 



Range almost identical with that of Macropus giganteus [= ocydromus], 

 except that it does not seem to occur in the southern coastal districts between 

 Cape Naturaliste and the Leeuwin. . . . Generally considered to be the 

 best sporting animal in Western Australia. 



Not apparently dying out or disappearing even in the more thickly populated 

 districts to the same extent as the smaller marsupials. 



Extending northwards beyond Watheroo, its range probably ends at some 

 point to the south of Geraldton. 



Shortridge also records specimens from King River, Mount Barker, 

 Boyadine-Dale River, Stockpool, Dwaladine, and Woy aline Wells. 

 His map shows the range extending through the southwestern corner 

 of Western Australia between Geraldton and Esperance. 



Le Souef and Burrell state (1926, p. 190): "The black-gloved 

 wallaby is still very numerous in South-west Australia. . . . This 

 species, strangely enough, is difficult to keep in captivity ; evidently 

 it requires special food to keep it in health." They also remark 

 (pp. 188-189) that "all wallabies live in or about scrub or brushwood, 

 for they have three enemies ever on the look-out for stray animals 

 that venture into the open, namely, the dingo, fox, and the great 

 wedge-tailed eagle." 



According to Glauert (1933, p. 32) , the range of the present species 

 is "South-Western Australia, from the vicinity of Geraldton in the 

 north to the south coast. The eastern limit is approximately the 

 No. 3 Rabbit-proof Fence. Still common near Perth." 



E. Le G. Troughton calls attention (in litt., April 16, 1937) to the 

 fact that this wallaby is the nearest relative of the practically extinct 

 Toolach, and suggests that "shrinkage of range should be watched 

 for, although survival seems at present assured by reservations, in 

 the event of more intensive cultivation." 



Tasmanian Kangaroo; Forester Kangaroo; "Boomer" 



MACROPUS TASMANIENSIS Le Souef 



Macropus giganteus tasmaniensis Le Souef, Australian Zool., vol. 3, pt. 4, 

 p. 145, 1923. (Tasmania.) 



Formerly common and ranging practically throughout Tasmania, 

 this fine species has been almost exterminated. 



