MACROPUS BENNETTII. 213 



For some years past this species has lived and bred 

 in the menagerie of the Zoological Society, and was 

 supposed to be the Macropiis ualabatus of Lesson, 

 Upon my visit to the Museum at Paris, where the 

 original specimen of the last named animal is deposit- 

 ed, I at once perceived that it was quite a distinct 

 species, and on my return I pointed out the distinc- 

 tions between the two ; shortly after, I discovered 

 that the M. Bennettii was a native of Van Diemen's 

 Land, and not of New South Wales as I had previous- 

 ly supposed. Nearly at the same time (about a month 

 after,) Mr. Gray also perceived the differences be- 

 tween the animal called M. ualabatus in England 

 and that described by M. Lesson, and proposed to 

 call the latter M. Lessonii, and the present species 

 M. ualabatus. Subsequently Mr. Ogilby described 

 the present animal under the name of M. fruticus. 

 Its hoary-grey tail, with a black tip, and the short- 

 ness of the fur on this part, together with the greyish 

 white colouring of the under parts of the body, and 

 larger ears, renders it easily distinguished from M, 

 ualabatus. 



Upon visiting the splendid Menagerie of the Earl 

 of Derby, I could almost have fancied myself in 

 Australia : the heads of several of these Kangaroos 

 suddenly made their appearance from amongst a 

 quantity of heath, and upon my approach the animals 

 sprang forth, and with a few vigorous bounds were 

 soon out of reach- — I understand they are now turned 

 loose in his Lordship's Park. When at rest, this species 

 curves its tail under the body between its hind-legs. 



