Ill09.] OF MARSUPIALS AND MOXOTREMES IX S.W. AUSTRALIA. 813 



coast at the Margai'et River and Cape ISTatiiraliste. Said still to 

 exist in isolated patches in the North between the Swan River 

 and Gin-Gin. Also occurring on the Abrolhos (Wallabi Group), 

 Garden, and some of the islands off Esperance. Although not 

 extending on the South Coast miich beyond Phillips River, it 

 ieaj)pears on the Southern mainland and on islands off South 

 Australia, 



The small Wallabies with the exception of Lagorchestes are 

 gregarious, frequenting thickets and dense undergrowth. 



34 specimens collected. Wagin (Ai'thxu- River) ; Beverlej^ 

 (Boy a dine- Dale River) (Stockj^ool) ; Brockton (Dwaladine) •, 

 Pinjelly ( Woyaline Wells) ; Margaret River (Ellensbrook) ; Twin 

 Peak and Middle Islands, ofl' Esperance (in Perth Museum). 



' Taramar ' (S.W.), ' Bonnan '" (Margaret River), of natiA^es and 

 Colonists. 



Macropus brachyurus Quoy & Gaim. (Text-fig. 252, p. 814.) 



Very plentiful among the coastal thickets and swamps of the 

 South-West, not extending inland. Said to occur sparingly as far 

 north as Moore Rivei-. Xumei'ous on Rottnest, where Macroptos 

 eugenii is equally plentiful, but not found on Garden Island. 

 Also occurring on Bald Island to the east of King George's 

 Sound, and on Twin Peak and proliably other islands off 

 Esperance. 



38 specimens collected. Albany (King River) (Big Grove) ; 

 Busselton (Yallingup) ; jVTai-garet River (Burnside) ; Rottnest 

 and Bald Islands (in Perth Museum). 



' Quokka,' ' Bungcup,' of natives. 



Petrogale lateralis Gld. (Text-fig. 253, p. 815.) 



Fairly plentiful on low rocky hills around Beverley and York. 

 Said to occur sparingly in suitable localities, at least as far north 

 as the Wongan Hills. Distribution apparently very local and 

 patchy. Although not found among the Stirling ranges, it is 

 said to reappear on the coastal hills betAveeir Phillips River and 

 Esperance, occurring again on the South Coast and some of the 

 islands off South Australia, Avhich last might be referable to 

 lateralis hacJcetti. 



I do not think that this species is likely to occur in the extreme 

 noith, although a Rock Wallaby described from around Port 

 Hedland, Cossack, and doubtfully from the Mui'chison River, 

 may be this species. 



10 specimens collected. Beverley (near Stockpool) (Boyadine- 

 Dale RiA'er). 



Rock Wallaby of Colonists. 



' Boggile ' of natives (S.W.). 



