THE WOMBAT. I 3 



PADEMELON WALLABY. 



(Macropus thetidis). 



This little Wallaby is very plentiful, and is only found in 

 scrubby country, generally near the coast. Its color is dark 

 brown, with the shoulders and neck reddish, and the hair on 

 the tail scanty. It is very active dodging in and out of thick 

 vegetation, through which they generally have well-worn 

 tracks. Their fur is long and soft. 



RUFOUS-BELLIED WALLABY. 



[Macropus villardieri). 



This animal is slightly larger than the foregoing species,, 

 and is of a dark brown color, with a little red on the 

 upper part of the chest. It also inhabits scrubby or densely 

 timbered country, and is very numerous throughout Gippsland 

 and the Otway forests. They are very shy, and are seldom 

 seen in the open, only coming out at night, and are often seen 

 in company with the Black-tailed Wallaby in the deep fern- 

 tree gullies that abound in the districts mentioned. Their 

 tail is short and thick. 



BRUSH-TAILED ROCK WALLABY. 



(Petrogale penicillata). 



This Wallaby is very similar in size to the Black-tailed 

 Wallaby, but is little lighter in color, and has a white mark 

 along each cheek. It is very local, and is found on the rocky 

 ranges near the coast, and occasionally on the Islands near 

 the coast. Its agility and sure-footedness in going at full 

 speed along precipitous paths is wonderful. They can jump 

 a considerable distance from rock to rock, and they go where 

 dogs hesitate to follow them. They have a long bushy tail. 



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