HALMATURUS GREYI, Grm,. 
Grey’s Wallaby. 
Upper Half of a Male and Head of a Female, of life-size. 
The name of Sir George Grey must always be eonspicuous in the annals of Australian 
history, whether we regard this enhghtened and valuable puhlie servant as an explorer or 
a ruler ; and, for my own part, I am mueh gratified that so fine a species as the present 
should have heen named in honour of the present Governor of New Zealand. 
The Halmaturus Greyi, if not so beautiful as the H. manicatus, is very little inferior in 
this respect to that species. It will be seen that, while the forearm is as short as in 
that animal, the black colouring of the fore feet is not so sharply defined, and that 
on the tips of the ears this colour is wholly or nearly absent. South Australia is the 
native habitat of this fine animal ; it therefore inhabits that part of the country lying 
between the eastern and western parts of the continent. Those who are not well versed 
in the Mammals of Austraha may perhaps consider the variation in the shades of colour 
above mentioned insufiicient to constitute a species ; but I can assure them that such is 
not the case. The H. Greyi is further distinguished from both the H. rujicollis and H. 
manicatus by having a more-lengthened-hairy or shaggy coat, by its nearly white tail, and 
generally lighter colouring. 
