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One of our fportfmen found a young kan- 

 garoo on the fea-fhore. This animal, after 

 having run a hundred meters on the fand, leaped 

 into the water, and Was killed. It is to be ob- 

 ferved, that in its courfe it made very good ufe of 

 all its four legs, refting upon its fore feet, which, 

 as well as the hind ones, are without hair under- 

 neath ; although, from the manner in which this 

 animal has been reprefented, it feems not calcu- 

 lated to employ, in running, any but its hind 

 legs. As it comes out of its burrow much 

 more by night than by day, nature has provided 

 it with a membrane, known to zoologifts under 

 the denomination of membrana niflitans, fituated 

 at the interior angle of the eye, and extending at 

 pleafure over the whole ball. Its ftomach, which 

 was filled with herbs, was divided by three large 

 and very diftincl partitions. This character 

 would appear to affimilate it to ruminating qua- 

 drupeds. It had the tefticles on the outfide. 

 Thefe animals find probably fome food on the 

 fea-fhore, for the marks of their feet are fre- 

 quently to be feen on the fands. 



On the 25th of April, after having delivered 

 to the painter a few plants to have them drawn, 

 I walked towards the fouth-eafr, following the 

 windings of the beach : large pebbles, very flip- 

 pery and heaped together on its borders, ren- 

 dered the road very difficult. 



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