246 POUCHED MAMMALS. 
from North-Western and North-Central Australia. The bridled wallaby 
(O. frenata) and the crescent wallaby (0. lwnata) are smaller species, with relatively 
shorter tails; the former inhabiting Eastern, and the latter, which is not larger 
than a rabbit, West and South Australia. All the species appear to frequent rocky 
and arid districts. 
The hare-wallabies, so called from their resemblance in size, 
and in some respects appearance, to the common hare, likewise form 
a group of three species exclusively confined to Australia. They are characterised 
by the muzzle being partially or completely covered with hair, by the claw of 
the fourth toe of the hind-foot bemg long and not concealed by hair, while the 
tail is rather short and evenly furred, without either a brush of hair or a spur 
Hare-Wallabies. 


THE COMMON HARE-WALLABY (} nat. size). 
at the tip. Their skulls are characterised by the shortness of the interval between 
the incisor and cheek-teeth; and by the inflation of the auditory bulla on the 
inferior surface—the latter feature at once distinguishing these animals from the 
true wallabies. The upper tusk is always present; and the incisor teeth in the 
same jaw are small. 
Our illustration represents the common hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes leporoides), 
from South Australia and New South Wales, which measures 19% inches to the 
root of the tail; and is clad in fur closely resembling that of the common hare 
in general colour. This species is fairly abundant in the open country of the 
interior, more especially near the Murray River. Its habits are in many respects 
very similar to those of the hare. 
The West Australian rufous hare-wallaby (Z. hirsutus), distinguished by the 
ruddy tinge of the hair on the rump, and the absence of a black patch on the 
