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Osphranter antilopinus ; tins animal has shorter hind legs 

 th:ni Macropus, but a larger central toe ; the hair is hard, 

 and the head and muzzle broader. (There is not a spe- 

 cimen of 0. antilcjnnus in the Museum at present.) 



O. rufus ; the male of this has short, woolly fur of a bright 

 rusty colour. The female is light grey. 



O. robustus ; the Black Wallaroo or great Rock Kangaroo of 

 N.S.W., is a slate colour in the male, and grey in the 

 female. 



Halmaturus dorsalis ; the Black Striped Wallaby of N.S.W. 

 and Queensland. 



H. agilis ; inhabits the scrub in the Northern Territory. The 

 fur is coarse and the colour a yellowish brown. 



H. ruficollis ; so called on account of its red neck ; is a native 

 of N.S.W., and is the most common of the genus. It 

 was first discovered by Peron and Lesueur on King Island. 



H. bennettii ; Bennett's Wallaby ; the Brush Kangaroo of 

 Tasmania. It is supposed to be a variety of S. ruficollis 

 although somewhat darker in colour. 



H. thetidis ; the Pademelon of N.S.W. This is a pretty 

 Wallaby, with long soft fur. One was taken to Paris 

 alive by the " Thetis." 



H. manicatus (or irma) ; the Black Gloved Wallaby of AVest 

 Australia. 



H. ualabatus ; the Black Wallaby of N.S.W. The animal itself 

 is brown — only the feet and tail are black. 



II. parma ; is a reddish-coloured Wallaby found in N.S.W. 



H. derbianus ; Derby's Wallaby, West Australia. 



H. brachyurus ; the Short Tailed Wallaby of West Australi a. 

 H. crassipes ; a New Guinea Wallaby fiom Port Moresby. 



