SINGULAR KANGAROO. 103 



extremely shy of the approach of man. However, 

 Mr. Bynoe succeeded in shooting one which pos- 

 sessed the singular appendage of a nail, like that 

 on a man's little finger, attached to the tail. 



Natural size. 



I regret that we had no subsequent opportunity t o 



decide whether this was one of a new species of the 



MacropodidaB family, or a mere lusus naturce. The 



dimensions and height of this singular animal were 



as follows : — * 



Length of body from tip of nose . 22 inches. 



Do. of tail from stump to tip . 24 1 inches. 

 Weight 13 pounds. 



We also saw some very large red or cinnamon- 

 coloured kangaroos, but never got near enough to 

 secure one ; they were apparently identical with a 

 new race, of which I afterwards procured a spe- 

 cimen at Barrow's Island.f 



One day, when I had penetrated some considera- 

 ble distance into the bush, farther indeed than any 



* This animal has been classed by Mr. Goiald as Macropus 

 unguifer, and is now deposited in the British Museum. — One 

 precisely similar was afterwards killed on the east coast of the 

 gulf of Carpentaria. 



t Osphranter Isabellinus. — Gould. 



