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ill-nature and viciousness, which indeed no- 

 thing overcomes, it may with great propriety he 

 esteemed the wolf of the country. 



The Dog or Dingo barks in a way peculiar 

 to itself, but moans, snails, and howls like 

 other dogs. 



Its general colour is a reddish dun, covered 

 with long thick strait hair, and has short erect 

 ears and a bushy tail ; the nose, belly, and feet, 

 are of a blue grey colour. 



TOE POTO ROO, OR KANGAROO RAT. 



The head of this animal is not so flat on a 

 side view as the Scalpis Dentata. It has ears 

 formed like those of a mouse. The hind legs 

 compared to the fore are long ; on the fore legs 

 are four toes, „the two middle of which are 

 longest, and of the same length, with long bent 

 nails. On their hind feet they have three toes, 

 the middle one of which is the largest; the 

 tail is long ; the body has a mixed covering of 

 hair and fur of a brownish grey colour. 



This curious animal, which is indeed a mi- 

 niature of the Kangaroo,- has a pouch alfo on 

 the lower part of the belly, for carrying its 

 young in cases of danger or pursuit, on the 

 surface of which are placed four nipples near 

 each other. 



THE HEPOONA ROO. 



This animal, which in size resembles the rab- 

 bit, has a flat body, with a head like a squirrel; 

 the eyes are large and full, the ears are broad ; 



