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feJler^' of the blacks.) Wlien the s^tmrigines 



observe marks uf the aiiiiiiars ckiws iJ[iori thi.; 

 bark oi' a t\'vi\ tln*y a>c(Miil am! srarcli in the 

 hollows of tlie trunk, drag the creature, I'roiu its 



pkce of concealment^ (wbeJ^eiitafi^a{n^ during 



its carcase into a meal to satisfy their appetites ; 

 indeed, even when tlve blacks have been \vell fed 

 by the settlers, they seldom refrain from ascend- 

 ing an; ^pmmti^ if thi^y tibB^^ t^GN^ 

 tmcl^ ^ 6xm on trtnoile. <yf # vthUh 

 keen vision soon enables th0m to do. The 

 etomachs of tliese animals were distended with 

 clover, grass, and the young leaves of the euca- 

 lypti treigs. Tbe d4oin^ i»hMk emanated from 

 thdt bodi^ dtmi^ dis^i^on -^as of that cm* 

 phoTated kind wliich miglit Be expected to pro- 



abdomeri of n j^eiilo^lah tv^Be eohmt near i$ie f^et 4^^ 



fur is hlnn't, of a dirty J^Um colour, with brownlsli jjatchcs ; 

 the colour i^ <-iniih>i- und^ th^ dtdn, throat} and angles of the 

 jaw^; the iijipLi part of tliB eafs W fteftftf bfirfe ; the thtiinbs 

 of the hitul feet have no chnv, but the fore-leet are penta- 

 d^C^^leji an4 armed \7i|h igharp claws ; the four toes of tlie 

 Hnd-feet ate also arrtidd whh claws, the first dtviding into 

 tuo plKilans^es, eucli having a i^iavv. Tlie young s|}ccinien 

 (lirtered froui this only iu having a yellowisli tinge mixed with 

 the grey over the back, legs, and abdomen ; angles of the juw 

 iindtHEgfit ef:<. l!>r9i^ishyellou' ; the umler portion about thd 

 eyes and u|^>^ pen of tlie bead of a yetlowt&U colour. 



