222 THE KANGAROOS. 



distinguished from the Walabee of Van Diemen's 

 Land, (M. Billiardieri) that heing of a smaller size, 

 and having very short ears furnished with yellow hairs 

 on the inner side ; the Van Diemen's Land animal, 

 moreover, has a shorter tail and the hairs on this part 

 are short and adpressed ; its colouring is less bright, 

 being almost totally devoid of rusty tint, excepting 

 on the under parts of the body. 



Macropus Irma. 



Halmaturus Irma, Jourdan. Comptes Rendu des Seances 

 de P Academie des Sciences, October 9, 1837, p. 523. An- 

 nales des Sciences Naturelles, seconde serie, p. 371. 



- " The general form of this new Halmaturus is 

 remarkably elegant : its slender body, and fine and 

 delicate limbs, its tail surmounted by a crest of hairs, 

 and terminated with white, its black and white ears, 

 the form of the head, all combine to give it a most 

 beautiful appearance. Its characters are : head grey 

 above ; cheeks and lips yellowish white ; a black spot 

 on the chin ; outer surface of the ears brown in front 

 and whitish behind ; the inner side of the ears, yel- 

 low, but black on the apical portion, the black ex- 

 tends over about one-third of the ear ; a brown spot 

 is observed between the ears, and this spot is some- 

 what prolonged on to the neck : chest, neck, flanks, 

 and outer side of the limbs bright buff yellow ; fore 

 and hind-feet yellow ; toes brown-black ; the greater 

 portion of the tail is grey, blackish towards the apex, 

 and is terminated with white hairs ; it has a double 



