220 THE KANGAROOS. 



In the f< Voyage de 1* Astrolabe " * will be found 

 the following account of an animal found at Port Dory, 

 New Guinea, which M. M. Quoy and Gaimard sup 

 pose to be identical with the Filander of Le Brun. 



<f The Papu brought us this young male Kanguroo/' 

 states the authors, " which is remarkable for the size 

 and strength of its limbs, and the length of the head, 

 which is much more obtuse than in other Kanguroos. 

 Its anterior extremities as well as the posterior, are 

 robust ; the ears are proportionately smaller than in 

 other species. The fur is of a grey-brown colour on 

 the upper parts of the body, and yellowish-grey on 

 the under ; the yellow hue is most distinct between 

 the legs. The under surface of the feet is of a pale 

 reddish colour, and the tip of the muzzle is pinkish ; 

 the eyes are ruddy, and the tail is rather shorter than 

 the body. The total length, including the tail, is 

 about 244 inches ; the head, 3 inches ; from nose to 

 root of tail, 10 inches 11 lines; tail, 13^ inches; 

 ears, 1 inch 4 lines ; circumference of the body in 

 the middle, 8 inches ; length of fore-limbs, 4 inches 

 4 lines ; hind-limbs, 8 inches 8 lines." 



The tarsus is represented in the Plate of the full 

 size ; its length, with the claws, is 4 inches. 



* Under the name Kanguroo d* Aroi^ aee p. 116. J'be 

 animal is figured in PL 20. 



