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THE SOOTV KANGAROO. 



The Kail-tailed Kangaroo, M. unguifer, first described by Mr. Gould, has a nail-like, homy 

 the end of its tail. It is smaller than the foregoing species. 

 Bbidi : D Kangaroo, M.frenatus, is another nail-tailed species, discovered by Mr. Gould : 

 - from ten to fifteen pounds. 

 -marked K w<; \kuo, M. auratus, is about the size of a rabbit. It inhabits thy 

 r district, Western Australia. 

 1! lbe-Kangaboo, M. leporoides, is a pretty little animal, about the size of the common 

 of leaping are very extraordinary. "While out on the plains of South Aus- 

 fcfr. Gould, "I started a I Ian-Kangaroo before two fleet dogs; after running to the 

 of a mile, it suddenly doubled and came back upon me, the dogs following 

 I ood perfectly still, and the animal had arrived within twenty feet before it 

 hen, to my astonishment, instead of brandling off to the right or the left, it 

 my head, and on descending to the ground I was enabled to make a successful 

 -h..t, by which it was procured." 



Th Si i ICLBD Kangaroo, M. con-^iscillatus, is distinguished from the last by its ears being 



iderably Bhorter, the more brilliant rusty-red coloring round the eye, and the want of a black 



h at the base of the fore-leg; the muzzle likewise is more obtuse. 



The Banded Bare-Kangaroo, M. fasciatns, is about the size of the common hare, and has 



■ brown-gray hair. It is very shy and timid, inhabiting the thick brush of 



West -• Australia. 



The M. hirsutus is about the Bize of the common hare. It inhabits Western Australia, wh< re 



known to the natives by the name of Woo-rup. 

 rhe Anttlopb-Kangaroo, M. antilopinu8 f is a large species, nearly the Bize of if, giganteus. 

 u characterized by being clothed with short, stiff hairs, which lie close to the skin, as in many 



lope tribe. It inhabits North Australia. 

 Hie ^ bllow Wallaroo or [sabellinb Kangaroo, M. Isabettmus, has been described from a 



1 imperfect skin procured by Mr. Gould at Harrow Island. 

 Tie I Rooi K LNG iroo, .)/". robtutus — the Black Wallaroo of the colonists — inhabits the 



mountain ranges in the interior of New South Wales. The male and female differ in" size and 



