344 DIVISION I. VKKTEBKAL AKIMALS. — CLASS I. MAMMALIA. 



aljuiulant, are not gregarious. They lodge during tlic heat of tlie day 

 anionnst Iiigii ferns, sueli as the T'tcris escnlrnUt, liigh grass, and in under- 

 wood. Tliev are good .swininiers, and it frequently happens that when one 

 is hunted, it ^vil] seize tlie pursuing dog in its arms, and [>lunge it into the 

 neari'st water until it is drowned. 



M. Liitii(jfr. — Woolly, or IJed Kangaroo. This species is considerably 

 larger tiian the former, being not far from five feet in length, and is remark- 

 able Ibr its short, woolly fur. The prevailing color is fuhous-red, tinted 

 with gray on the head, neck, shoulders, and back. 



M. l'\di(jin(jsus. — Sooty Kangaroo. The size of this animal is nearly 

 equal to tliat of the last. The general color is sooty-brown. 



ili. UiKjiiifrr. — Xail-bearing Kangaroo. Tiie head and body are about 

 twenty-five inches long, the latter slender, and of moderate size. The 

 general color of the upper parts of the body is buff-yellow ; tlie under parts, 

 heai], and limbs arc white. The long tail terminates in a tuft of black hairs, 

 which conceals a nail of a black color, thin and hollow beneath, and resem- 

 bling a finger nail, both in texture and form. It inhabits the north-west 

 coast of Australia. 



i)/. I'^nriuilnx. ■ — Bridled Kangaroo. This is a handsome animal, with a 

 slender, elegant form, and short, soft fur. The color of tlie upjicr jiarts is 

 brown-gray; of the under [nirts, white. Tlio ti[) of the tail is clothed with 

 a tuft of grizzly-lilack hairs, and furnished with a small horny tuliercle. The 

 length, without the tail, is twenty-three inches. A native of Xcw South 

 Wales. 



M. Linxi/Ks. — Crescent-marked Kangaroo. This is a small species, 

 eighteen inches in length. The color is gray, with a ciu'ved white mark on 

 the sides of the body, a little behind the base of fore legs. 



i)/. Lcporidvy. — In size, and in the character and cnlor of the fur, this 

 animal lias a. remarkable resemblance to the common hare. It inhabits the 

 interior of Australia. 



All the kangaroos noticed aliove are distinguished by a hairy muzzle; 

 those which follow ha\e the muzzle naked, and constitute the sub-genus 

 IIiil iiK/lKriia. 



M. I'itn-ij!. — Parry's Kangaroo. This pleasant-looking animal is nearly 

 tlirec tcet in lengtii from the nose to the root of the tail. Tiie general color 

 is silvcry-grav, brown upon the back, and the belly and tail arc white ; the 

 latter is tipjicd with black. 



Sir Edward Parry states that " the animal was obtained at Stroud, near Port 

 Stephens, in the latitude of about 30° south. It was caught liy the natives, 

 by whom it is called Wi'Jhlroo ; having been thrown out of its motlicr's 

 pouch when the latter was hunted. At that time it was somewhat less than 



