MACROPUS UNGUIFER. 201 



are shorter and arlpressed ; on the tarsi and fore-legs 

 the hairs are grizzled with whitish ; under parts of 

 body whitish — the hairs are yellowish-brown at the 

 base, on these, as well as the upper parts ; ear with 

 white hairs internally ; brown-black externally. 

 Head uniform in colour with the body. Nose to 

 tail, 43 niches ; tail, 25 inches ; tarsus, (without the 

 nails) 10|- inches; ear, 4 inches. 



This species is of a brighter tint* than M. gigan- 

 teus, and more uniform in its colouring than either 

 that species or M. laniger. 



The dimensions which I took from another specimen 

 which I imagined to be of the same species, agrees 

 ver;y nearly with those given by Desmarest — I pre- 

 sume it is the original of his description. Length, 57 

 inches ; tail, 30 inches ; tarsus, (without the claws) 

 12 inches : ear, 4 inches 4 lines. 



NAIL-BEARING KANGAROO. 



Macropiis ungicifer. 



Macropus unguifer, Gould. Proceedings of the Zoological 

 Society, for August 1840. 



Form slender, size m.oderate, tail very long. Fur 

 very short and moderately soft ; general colour buff 

 yellow ; on the fore part of the body and neck there 

 is a considerable admixture of white hairs, and the 



* The colouring is no doubt become paler from exposure, 

 for the term fidiginosus is not well applied to the specimens 

 according to their present condition. 



