220 THE KANGAROOS. 



the hairs on these parts brown grey at the base ; 

 fore-feet and wrists black ; tarsi black, grizzled at 

 the base ; tail covered at the base with fur like that 

 of the body, the apical two-thirds covered with long- 

 ish black hairs, on the sides the grizzled hairs like 

 those on the base extend full half the length of the 

 tail ; on the under side of the apical portion of the 

 tail, are some long brown-white hairs ; lips and chin 

 whitish ; on the fore part of the hind-leg a yellowish 

 white hue prevails ; the ears are clothed with dirty 

 white hairs internally, and externally with fur like 

 that of the head, a rusty patch surrounds their base, 

 and this colour is extended on to the neck ; the 

 cheeks are pale brownish with a considerable ad- 

 mixture of dirty white ; the crown of the head is 

 brownish, grizzled with dirty white; upper part of 

 muzzle and around the eye blackish. 



Length from nose to root of tail, 29^ inches; tail, 

 24 inches ; tarsus to base of claws, 6 inches 8 lines ; 

 nose to ear, 4 inches 2 lines ; fore arm and hand, to 

 base of claws, about 5 inches 8 lines ; ear, 2 inches 

 C lines. 



Habitat, New South Wales. 



The above description was taken by myself from 

 a specimen in the Paris museum, — on the bottom of 

 its stand was written " le nom du Pa3^s est oualabat, 

 de Port Jackson, expos'^ de la coquille," — there is no 

 doubt therefore that this is the original of M. Lesson's 

 descrij)tion. I carefully compared this animal with 

 another in the same Museum, on the stand of which 

 was written : 



