parry’s kangaroo. 
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by James Macartlnir, Esq., and lived in the menagerie for a 
short time. 
Tarn ’s Kangaroo is of a more slender form than most of 
the Halmaturi, and has a remarkably long tail. The curs are 
moderately large; the fur moderately long, and not very soft 
to the touch ; on the upper parts of the body it is of a silvery- 
grey tint, but with a delicate brownish hue in parts, especially 
on the hinder portion of the hack: the hairs on the under 
parts of the body, and inner side of the limbs, are of a pure 
white colour to the root, hut those on the chest are slightly 
tinted with greyish at the point. The sooty brown colour of 
the upper surface of the muzzle is separated from a grey tint 
whioh prevails on the lower and hinder parts of the cheeks, by 
a distinct white band running from the upper lip backwards, 
and terminating nearly in a line with the hinder portion of 
the eye. The back of the head is also white, and so is the 
fora arm ; hut this latter is faintly tinted with grey externally. 
The ears have white hairs on the inner and outer surfaces; 
but they are dusky at the point externally, and clothed with 
long sooty black hairs at the base. The tail is furnished with 
short harsh hairs, which are nearly white on the upper surface, 
being but slightly tinted with grey; about six inches of the 
under surface of the apical portion, however, is covered with 
long black hairs, which form a kind of fringe ; the tip of the 
tail is also black above. 
Inches. Lines. 
Length from tip of the nose to the root of the tail .*1-1 0 
“ of tail .. 31 0 
44 from nose to car . 5 4 
44 of tarsus . D G 
44 of ear.. ... ... ... 3 7 
44 of fore-arm and feet, claws included ... 8 4 
Mr. Lambert notices a species of Kangaroo, in the Linneean 
Transactions (Vol. VIII. p. 381, Plate 1G,) under the name 
