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very readily ; there are several species. Kangaroo rats, 

 several species. There are also red wallaroo and black 

 wallaroo, Parry's wallaby, black wallaby, red-necked 

 wallaby, black-striped wallaby and black-gloved wal- 

 laby ; pademelons, six kinds. 



The wallaby is usually a darker color and coarser- 

 haired animal than the kangaroo proper. These all 

 belong, however, to the same class in the animal 

 kingdom. 



Some of the kangaroos, when standing upright, 

 as they usually do if danger is suspected near 

 them, are quite six feet or more in height. We went 

 into the forest one day kangaroo hunting. The first 

 one I saw was standing up ; unfortunately my piece 

 was loaded with shot, for which he was too far off. I 

 succeeded, however, in starting the "mob," which 

 crossed the forest towards the points where the dogs 

 and horsemen were placed. The dogs soon took the 

 scent, and in a short time we had a good two-year-old 

 specimen for our game. 



I aided in skinning the animal, and in doing so was 

 thoroughly convinced that the theory of their using 

 their tail as a lever or propelling force is quite incorrect. 

 I found men in Australia who have lived there for over 

 a quarter of a century who fully believe this theory 

 The tail serves as a balance, nothing^ more. Not only 



