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united under a common skin, with the respective 

 claws placed so close to each other as to appear 

 like a split or double claw. The Kangaroo rests 

 on the whole length of the foot, which is callous, 

 blackish, and granulated beneath, and bears a ge- 

 neral resemblance to that of a bird. A popular 

 error seems to prevail, that it never touches the 

 ground with its fore-feet; but all who have con- 

 templated the animal when at large, must have 

 observed that it every now and then places the 

 fore-feet on the ground ; though its favourite atti- 

 tude appears to be that of supporting itself, on its 

 hind-feet, with the assistance of its tail, which is 

 remarkably strong. This animal is observed to 

 produce but a single young at a birth, which it 

 carries for a great length of time in its ventral 

 pouch, and which frequently emerges in quest of 

 food or exercise, and again returns on the least 

 alarm. Of the Kangaroo there seem to be differ- 

 ent races or varieties, or perhaps even distinct 

 species, the exact discrimination of which yet re- 

 mains to be investigated. The common kind is 

 x>f a pale brown colour; but some are of a dark 

 iron-grey, and others of a very fine whitish or 

 'blueish grey. 



