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Miscellanea. 
lower part of the body, where they exceed the general length of 
the fur by nearly two inches, and being of a rich rufous tint, give 
the animal a very conspicuous appearance; broad space round 
the eye reddish buff; ears moderately large, greyish brown ex¬ 
ternally, and clothed with whitish hairs within ; feet nearly 
uniform yellowish buff. 
Ft. In. 
Length from tip of nose to tip of tail.2 3| 
-of tail. 0 10£ 
-of tarsus and toes, including nail. 0 
•-of arm and hand, including nails. 0 2f 
-of face from tip of nose to base of ear. 0 3g 
-of ear. 0 If 
The above is the description of a male, from the York district 
of Western Australia, where it is called by the aborigines 4 Woo- 
rup.’ It is a very beautiful and well-marked species, distin¬ 
guished from every other member of its genus by the long reddish 
hairs of the rump. The extreme tip of the tail is white, but 
whether this character is constant or not is at present unknown. 
At the request of the chairman, Mr. Gould read the following 
extracts from a letter he had received from Mr. Gilbert, describing 
the habits, &c. of some Mammalia and Aves of Western Aus¬ 
tralia :— 
“ With respect to the Kangaroos, I have heard of the little 
silver-haired Lagorehestes (Lagorchestes albipilis) y and have tried 
hard to procure a specimen. It is a species well known to the 
natives of Moore's river, by whom it is called ‘ Nar-nine,' and is 
only to be found in densely thick scrub on flats, and on the 
edges of swamps where the small brush Melaleuca grows so thickly 
that it is almost impossible for a man to force his way through; 
its runs being under this, the animal escapes even the quick eye 
of a native. The only possible means of obtaining it is by having 
a number of natives to clear the spot, and two or three with guns 
and dogs to watch for it. 
“ This beautiful little animal makes no nest, but squats pre¬ 
cisely like a hare, as I have been assured by Mr. Johnson Drum¬ 
mond. Of the other species with white behind the ears I can 
