184 THE KANGAROOS. 



small ; tarsi rather long ; tail nearly as long as the 

 head and body, (the latter being measured in a straight 

 line ;) fur long and tolerably soft General colour of 

 the upper parts of the head and body palish brown, 

 but pencilled with white : on the cheeks and sides of 

 the body a faint yellowish tint (or cream colour) is 

 observable; under parts of the body dirty white; fore 

 legs pale : the hairs covering the tarsi above are whit- 

 ish externally, and dusky at the root ; over the toes 

 they are pale brown. The ears are well clothed with 

 hairs, those on the inner side yellowish, towards the 

 margin bright rust colour ; those on the outer side 

 grey at the base and pale at the apex. Tail well 

 clothed ; the hairs on the under side brown-white, 

 towards and at the apex they are darker ; on the 

 upper side the hairs are dusky at the root and pale 

 externally ; about three inches from the apex of the 

 tail, and from thence to the tip they are long and of 

 a black colour, and form a tuft. 



Length from nose to root of tail, 1 4> inches ; tail, 

 10^ inches, without including the hair ; tarsus, 4 

 inches 1 line ; from nose to base of ear 3 inches ; 

 ear, 9^ lines. 



This species nearly resembles the H. cuniculus, 

 but may be distinguished by its smaller size, shorter 

 head ; the lower incisors are longer than in that 

 species, and the ears are shorter : the tail is more 

 distinctly tufted, and the tuft is brownish-black, and 

 not brown. 



The above account is drawn up from the original 

 both of Mr. Gray's and Mr. Ogilby's descriptions. 



