244 THE KANGAROOS. 



the muzzle and the region of the eye is blackish, the 

 upper lip white, and a broad purplish-white mark 

 extends backwards from the angle of the mouth, and 

 terminates heneath the eye ; the cheeks and hack of 

 the neck are hoary-grey ; a narrow blackish mark 

 (sometimes indistinct) runs backwards from the 

 crown of the head on to the back ; the tail is brown- 

 black, and is clothed throughout with very long harsh 

 hairs, those on the apical portion are .about 3 inches 

 in length ; the base of the tail is covered with fur 

 like that of the body; the tarsi are brown-black, deep 

 rich brown at the base, and black over the toes ; on 

 the outer side of the hind-legs, and on the fore-legs 

 and part of the body nearest to them, a purplish-black 

 hue prevails ; the fore-feet are black ; the hairs on 

 the inner side of the ears are yellowish ; on the outer 

 side, the ears are well clothed with somewhat ad- 

 pressed black hairs, at the apical margin, however, 

 the hairs are palish brown, and at the base of the ear 

 the hairs are greyish ; the head between the ears is 

 blackish ; a hoary grey mark is observable on the 

 sides of the body, towards the base of the fore-legs ; 

 the hairs on the back are purplish-black at the base, 

 annulated with white, or rusty-white, near the apex, 

 and black at the apex ; on the belly the hairs are of 

 a very pale purplish-grey at the base. 



Length from nose to root of tail, 25 inches ; tail, 

 22 inches ; tarsus, (without the claws) 5 inches 7 

 lines ; nose to ear, 4^ inches ; ear, 2 inches 2 lines. 



This species is known by the names Rock Kangaroo 

 Brush-tailed Kangaroo, and Mountain Kangaroo. 



