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ranges from Is. 4d. The Yellow Wallaby has bred in 

 the Zoological Gardens of London. 



BOCK WALLABY. 



Petrogale pendllata. 



The Kock Wallaby, or Brush- tailed Kangaroo as it is 

 also called, is more numerous than the foregoing. Several 

 thousand skins about 5,000 to 15,000 are imported 

 annually, and are mostly bought by furriers and fur 

 traders for use in England, France, Germany, and 

 Canada. 



The fur, which is tolerably thick, is also about 2| 

 inches long and of a reddish-brown silvery hue, somewhat 

 like a red Lynx ; the top hair is rather longer ; the belly 

 is brownish ; the colour of the fur is red, brown towards 

 the tail, and grey-speckled on top of the back ; the 

 under fur is blue ; the fore legs are short, and the five 

 toes of the front feet are covered with fur. The tail is 

 very long, about 2 to 2J- feet long, and covered with 

 bristly brown hair. 



The eyes are black, and there is a black line between 

 them. Occasionally there is a white spot in the brown fur. 



The Kock Wallaby dwells amongst rocks, and is an 

 excellent jumper, easily clearing six to eight feet at a 

 bound ; it appears to interbreed with the Australian 

 Opossum, and thrives well in captivity in this country. 

 The usual value of a good skin is from 3d. to 9d., but 

 sometimes they have been driven up to Is. 3d., which 

 is beyond its real value. It is a serviceable skin for 

 coats, capes, etc., and is sometimes dyed. 



The Eock Wallaby inhabits New South Wales and 

 Victoria. The skins shipped from Sydney are the best. 



