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the natives at Dorery's Harbour, Podin. Its external characters were 

 those of the Australian Kanguroos, from which it differed in the propor- 

 tions of its members. Its size was that of the hare ; its ears shorter in 

 proportion than in the other Kanguroos ; its head rounded, with the 

 muzzle not so slender as that of the Oualabat ; its neck also less slender ; 

 its anterior limbs more elongated, and stronger ; its posterior members 

 shorter and thicker ; and its tail one-third shorter. Its fur was of a 

 uniform brown above, passing into grey on the under surface. The ani- 

 mal thus described suddenly disappeared from the vessel at the end of a 

 few weeks, having probably fallen into the sea ; so that no further par- 

 ticulars respecting it could be obtained beyond those furnished by the 

 notes taken during its stay on board. 



The Bathyergus Hottentotus, " minor ; pilis supra brunneo-griseis 

 " concoloribus, subter cinereis : cauda brevi, plana, pilis ciliatis ac- 

 " cincta," differs from the Bath. Capensis, Desm., by its smaller size, 

 its length being only four inches and a half from the end of the nose to 

 the base of the tail. Its colour affords anotlier ground of distinction, 

 being nearly uniform, hghter on the under surface and on the feet, and 

 exhibiting none of the white spots on the face and head which are re- 

 marked in the Bath. Capensis. In this latter respect it agrees with the 

 Bath. Ludwigii described by Dr. Smith, at page 439 of our fourth vo- 

 lume, with which, notwithstanding its smaller size, and the somewhat 

 different tints of the fur, the animal brought home by MM. Lesson and 

 Garnot has evidently much in common. 



A description is given, unacconipanied by a figure, of the Lepus 

 Magellanicus, " pilis omnino atro-violaceis, albis passim sparsis: 

 " auriculis fuscis, capite brevioribus; macula alba naso, (interstitio 

 " narium,) mento, guise, frontique." It is of the size and form of 

 the Wild Rabbit; but the Baron Cuvier agrees with M. Lesson in regard- 

 ing it as a distinct species. Its markings are clear and uniform, and its 

 ears are shorter than the head. It takes up its residence, in small famihes, 

 in the midst of numerous other Rabbits, whose appearance is perfectly 

 that of the wild European race, with which they agree also in habits. 



The Sus Papuensis, " corpore gracih ; sacculo moUi sub oculos 

 " nullo ; dentibus caninis baud aliis longioribus. Setis supra brunneo- 

 " fuscis, infra albis, atro annulatis. Caudfi brevissima," differs from 



