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New Sjjecies of Kangaroos. 
Macropus Leporides. Alaev, pro magnitudine et vclleris 
colore necnon textuva , Lepori timido assimilis; capite 
breviusculo; anti braehiis pedibusque parvulis; caudd 
breviusculd et grad li; corpora stipend nigro , fusco et 
Jlavido car legato ; a pud later a, et dr cum oculos colorc 
pallid&fulco prcevalente; abdomine e cinereo albo; artubus 
anticis ad basin nig vis. 
uno. lin. 
Longitudo ab apice rostri ad caudae basin .... 19 0 
- caudxe . 13 0 
- tarsi digit or unique . 4 9 
-ab apice rostri ad basin auris . 4 0 
- auris . 2 0 
Hab . Interior of Australia. 
Oct. 13tli. Mr. Gould exhibited and characterised two new 
species of Kangaroos from Swan River; the lirst of these is rather 
less than the JUacropus Bunnettii, and is remarkable for the per¬ 
fect black colour of the fore part of all the feet, which appear as 
it they had been dipped in ink or some other black liquid, the 
black not blending, as usual, with the pale colour of the hind 
part of the feet, but terminating in an abrupt line. The general 
tint of the upper parts of the body is deep grey, a tint produced 
by the admixture of black and white, the hairs being black at 
the tip, and annulated with white near the tip ; the sides of the 
body, as well as the under parts, are of paler grey, and are 
tinted with buff-yellow; this yellow tint is almost pure on the 
abdomen between the hind legs, on the feet and inner side of 
the cars: the upper surface of the head and muzzle are of a 
soot-like colour, and the occiput and back of the ears, as well 
as the apical portion in front, are pure black ; a yellowish 
white line is observable on each side of theinuzzle, commencing 
at the tin, and running backwards beneath the eye; the fore 
half of the hands and feet are pure black, and the greater por¬ 
tion of the tail (which is w T ell clothed with harsh hairs) is of the 
same colour; at the base, however, it is coloured as the body, 
and on the upper surface, for a considerable distance from the 
base, the black hairs are more or less annulated with whitish, 
producing a grizzled appearance. On the chin is a small 
black patch. 
Mr. Gould gave to this species the specific name manicatus: 
its principal characters may be thus expressed ;— 
Macropus (Halmaturus) manicatus. Macr . obscure 
griseus; Teller e apud partes inferiores pallidiore et Jfaves- 
rente; capite supra fuligmoso, oedpite necnon anribus 
extend nigris; utr&que gend lined Jlavescente votatd ; 
tarsis antipedilmsque favescentibus, antice nigris; caudd 
nigra ad basin grised . 
uno. lin. 
Longitudo ab apice rostri ad caudae basin .... 30 0 
-- candce .26 0 
