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BEIDLED KANGAEOO. 



This small Kangaroo is sometimes called the Paddy 

 Melon. The fur is very short and flat, and is speckled- 

 grey in colour, the tail is also speckled. There is a 

 characteristic stripe round its head, from which it de- 

 rives its name of bridled. The skin of this animal is 

 very serviceable for lining coats, but not more than a 

 few hundred skins are sent to this country. It appears 

 to be a scarce animal. 



KANGAEOO EAT. 



Hypsiprymnus rufescens. 



The Kangaroo Eat is a small animal, rather larger 

 than a Musk-rat, its length, without the tail, rarely ex- 

 ceeding 12 inches. Its fur is reddish with longer white 

 hair, the under fur blue and tolerably abundant. The 

 skin is thin and light, and for this reason makes one of 

 the lightest and most serviceable coat-linings. The 

 belly is white, and there is generally a white tip to the 

 tail. 



WOMBAT. 



Phascolomys wombat. 



This lairge marsupial is sometimes called the Aus- 

 tralian Badger. It lives in burrows in the ground, and 

 is nocturnal in its habits. It is about 4 feet long, and is 

 covered with dark brown, bristly hair. The skin has no 

 use as a fur and is simply good for leather. It is an 

 inhabitant of Australia. 



