12 MACBOPODID^. 



B. Hind foot from 160 to 250 millim. long. 



(Large Wallabies.) 



d. Fur of back longish, brown, grey, or rufous, 



never sandy. Hip-stripe inconspicuous or 

 absent (except in M. dorsalis). 

 d}. Tail not black-crested (except at extreme 

 tip). 

 e'. Tail black. Round base of ear yel- 

 lowish or rufous 7. M. ualabatus, 



d^. Tail grey or whitish. Round base of [p. 30. 



ear Uke rest of head. 

 a?. Ears uniform behind. No white 

 stripe on nape. 

 o*. No black line down back. 



a'. Top of muzzle brown. Face- 

 markings ill-defined &. M. rujicollis, p. 32. 



6'. Top of muzzle light grey. Face- 

 markings sharp and well-de- 

 fined Q. M. greyi, p. 36. 



6*. A black line down centre of back. 



Hip-stripe prominent 10. ilf. dorsalis, p. 37. 



J'. Ears parti-coloured behind. A white 



stripe on nape , 11. M. parryi, p. 39. 



e^. Tail with distinct black crests above and 



below 12. M. irma, p. 40. 



e. Fur of back short, uniform sandy. A pro- 



minent white hip-stripe IS. M. agilis, p. 42. 



C. Hind foot less than 150 millim. long. (Small 



Wallabies.) 

 /. Round base of ear, and back of lower leg, 

 bright clear red. Nape grey or brown, 

 not red. 

 /^. Fur short, coarse, and sparse ; general 



colour dark sandy ; a white hip-stripe . 14. M. coxem, p. 44. 

 g^. Fur soft and thick ; general colour brown- 

 grey, vnth rufous markings, 

 e". Hip-stripe prominent. Flanks rich 



red 15. M. siigmaticus, 



/'•'. Hip-stripe indistinct or absent. Flanks [p. 47. 



rufous grey 16. M. wilcoxi, p. 48. 



g. Round base of ear, and back of lower leg, 

 grey or brown*. 

 h}. Fur thin and sparse, not mottled; uni- 

 form chocolate-brown. 

 g^. Back of ears black ; a white hip-stripe. 17. M. hrunii, p. 49. 

 h^. Back of ears brown, like the head ; no 



hip-stripe 18. M. hrowni, p. 51. 



t'. Fur long and thick, mottled on back. 

 f. Tail more than three times as long as 

 head. Nape and fore-c[uarters usually 

 red. 

 c^. Nape rich rufous, no trace of a dark 

 nuchal streak. Rhinaiium broad 

 and naked to the lip 19. M. tketidis, p. 52. 



* Sometimes red in M. thetidit. 



