HALMATURUS AGILIS, Gould. 
Ag’ile Wallaby. 
Head and Fore Part of the Body, of the natural size. 
It will be seen that Mr. Riehter has indulged in a little variation as regards the 
opposite illustration ; the animal, however, is faithfully portrayed, both as regards its 
form and colouring and the texture of the short adpressed hair which covers its hody. 
AU these points are seen to much greater advantage than in the Jerhoa-like reduced figures 
on the next Plate : it is, indeed, impossible to do justice to the appearance of these 
animals in such small representations of them. 
It will be seen that the fnU-sized head and fore quarters are more darkly coloured than 
the reduced figures ; but as such differences really exist in the various specimens, no apology 
is necessary for the seeming discrepancy. The time, we may suppose, is not far distant 
when the northern part of the great southern continent will he peopled by our enter- 
prising settlers. That country contains the hones of my worthy assistant Gilbert, who 
fell a sacrifice to the treachery of the natives, while arduously prosecuting his researches 
for the advancement of science and the furtherance of the present work. It is well 
known that he was in company with the celebrated explorer Dr. Leichardt, who, in like 
manner, found a resting-place in that terra incognita ; but it is still unknown in what 
precise locality his fate was sealed. This country of the Kangaroos is second to none 
in the sacrifice of valuable lives in the various attempts which have been made to unfold 
the hidden recesses of its treasures. 
