MACEOPUS BENNETTII. 211 



BENNETT'S KANGAROO. 



Macropus Bennettii. 

 Plate XIX. 



Macropus Bennettii, Waterh. Proceedings of the Zoological 



Society, for October 1837, p. 103-4. 

 Macropus (Halmaturus) fruticus, Ojilby. Annals of Natural 



History for May 1838, p. 219. 

 " Brush Kangaroo " of the Colonists of Van Diemen's Land. 



Fur rather long and moderately soft ; the longest 

 hairs on the middle of the back measure about two 

 inches, and the shorter about one and a half inches 

 in length : general tint very deep grey, inclining to 

 black on the back, somewhat paler on the sides of 

 the body, and a slight rusty tint is observable on the 

 back of the neck and base of the ears externally, 

 near the haunches and shoulders and in the region 

 of the eye. The under parts of the body, and the 

 inner side and fore part of the hinder legs, are of a 

 greyish wdiite colour. The muzzle is black, and the 

 crown of the head is brown black ; an obscure whitish 

 line extends backwards from the angle of the mouth, 

 and becomes obliterated on the cheeks ; the hairs 

 on the lips are dirty white ; the chin is blackish. 

 The ears are furnished with dirty w^hite hairs inter- 

 nally, except at the apical margin where they are 

 brownish, and longish black hairs externally, except- 

 ing at the base. The limbs externally are of the 

 same hue as the sides of the body ; the fore-feet, and 

 the toes of the hind-feet are black, the outer side of 



