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yellowisli cast ; the inner side of the fore-legs is of 

 the same colour, and so is the rump, the base of 

 the hind-legs and lower part of back ; the white 

 colour also makes its appearance in irregular patches; 

 the hinder-feet and the back of the hinder-legs are 

 chiefly of a dirty white colour; the inner side of these 

 legs is rusty-grey, and so is the region of the pouch 

 in the female ; the back of the ear is covered with 

 fur like that on the upper surface of the head, but 

 longer and less compact ; on the inner side the very 

 long hairs are whitish ; dusky, tipped with white on 

 the anterior margin, and those which grow from the 

 apical portion of the ear are brownish, or yellowish- 

 white; these hairs are very abundant, and are upwards 

 of an inch in length ; on the back the fur is palish 

 rusty-grey at the base; on the belly the fur is almost 

 uniform to the skin, a very faint greyish tint being 

 observable at the base. 



Length of head and body, 25 inches ; from nose 

 to ear, 4^ inches; ear, about If inches; hind-foot to 

 base of claws, 3 inches 1 line ; fore-foot to base of 

 claws 3 inches ; circumference of body (with the fur) 

 about 18 inches; height when standing on all four 

 of its legs, about 10 inches. 



On the plate I have introduced a figure of a very 

 young specimen of the Koala, measuring 11 inches 

 in length ; the fur in this specimen, instead of having 

 the dense woolly character of the adult, is moderately 

 soft, short, and closely applied to the body ; on the 

 middle of the back a little behind the shoulders the 

 hairs radiate, those in front and over the whole of 



