380 . MAKSUPIALIA. 



fur, although so harsh, is strong and good, and is much 

 appreciated in Canada for coats, and a few are some- 

 times used dyed in Europe. The larger skins are made 

 into leather. 



Some 10,000 or 20,000 skins are imported yearly into 

 London, and the price ranges from 6d. to Is. 9d., but in 

 1889 3s. 2d. even was reached. 



BLACK-STKIPED WALLABY. 

 Halmaturus dor sails. 



This small Wallaby is very numerous ; many thousand 

 skins are imported and bought by tanners for leather. 

 The hair is short, sparse, and grey, with a black stripe 

 running down a great part of the back. It is also 

 called the Hill Wallaby. Most of the foregoing Walla- 

 bies are said to be very good eating. 



SHOET-TAILED WALLABY. 

 Halmaturus brachyurus. 



This small Wallaby is also called the Wood Wallaby, 

 or Kangaroo. It probably lives in trees, and it gets 

 over the ground very quickly, its pace being between a 

 hop and a run. 



Its length is about 12 inches to 18 inches, not including 

 the tail. The general colour is dark brown but rather 

 grizzly, and redder underneath; the tail is speckled. 

 The fur is short and tolerably dense, and is well adapted 

 for making into coats ; its value is about from 6d. to 

 Is., some 5,000 to 10,000 skins forming the annual 

 importation. 



