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in this pocket. Others, with young ones not bigger than 
a rat : one of which, moft perfedtly formed, with every mark 
and diftinguifliing charaderiftic of the Kangaroo, I have 
fent to Mr. Wilfon, of Gower Street, Bedford Square. 
There is a peculiar formation in the generative parts 
of this animal. Of its natural hiftory we at prefent know 
little ; and therefore as we are fo unacquainted with its 
habits, haunts, and cuftoms, to attempt particular and 
accurate defcriptions of it might beget error, which time, 
or a fuller knowledge of its properties, would diredly 
contradid. As to mere conjedures (and fuch too often 
are impofed upon the public for inconteflible fads)^ it 
cannot be improper to fupprefs them. 
Every animal in this country partakes, in a great meafure, 
of the nature of the Kangaroo. We have the Kangaroo 
Opofium, the Kangaroo Rat, &c. In fad every quadruped 
that we have feen, except the flying fquirrel, and a fpotted 
creature, nearly the fize of a Martin, refembles the Kangaroo 
in the formation of the fore legs and feet, which bear 
no proportion to the length of the hind' legs. 
The fcarcity of boats will prevent our being fo well 
fupplied with fifli, as otherwifc might be expeded. Fifli 
is 
