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common hare ; its head is short, the ears large, the 

 fore-legs small, the tarsi moderately long and slender. 

 The name, given hy Mr. Gould, has reference to a 

 curved white mark ohservable on the sides of the 

 body a little behind the base of the fore-lejrs. 



The fur is moderately long and very soft ; general 

 colour grey ; on the neck and shoulders a pale rust- 

 like tint prevails ; the under parts are grey-white — 

 the hairs being grey at the base and white at the apex; 

 the fore-legs and tarsi are brown-white, and on the 

 toes there are a few dusky hairs intermixed with the 

 paler hairs ; on the chin is a brownish patch and 

 there is a dusky line on the upper surface of the 

 muzzle which is pale grey, inclining to white ; an in- 

 distinct white line extends backwards from near the 

 angle of the mouth ; the ears are furnished with 

 white hairs on the inner side, and are brown exter- 

 nally. Bet^veen the curved white mark, before 

 mentioned, and the base of the fore-leg is a dusky 

 patch. 



Length from the nose to the root of tail, 18 inches; 

 tarsus, 4)^ inches ; from tip of muzzle to ear, 3 

 inches ; ear, 2 inches. 



Inhabits the west coast of Australia. 



HARE-LIKE KANGAROO. 



Macropus leporides. 



Macropus leporides, Gould. Proceedings of the Zoological 

 Society, for August 1840. 



Size about equal to that of a hare. In the cha- 



