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Mr. Gould, moreover, states, tliat the Bennett’s Kangaroo is 
gregarious in its habits, and although truly a brash animal, 
does not coniine itself so strictly to localities of that descrip¬ 
tion as the smaller species of the genus. 
For many years past, specimens have lived and bred in the 
Gardens of the Zoological Society, as well as in the inanagerie 
of the Earl of Derby. In a large piece of enclosed ground 
in his Lordship's park, I had the pleasure of seeing many 
individuals of the Brush Kangaroo in a state of comparative 
freedom, and where they appeared to thrive well. When I 
entered the paddock in which they were kept, being all of 
them concealed amongst some heath, I was not aware of their 
presence until, approaching towards their place of shelter, thev 
suddenly elevated the fore part of their bodies, and then 
darted off to a distant spot with great swiftness. When at 
rest they frequently assume a singular* position; the fore 
feet are applied to the ground, and they at the same time sit 
upon their haunches, having the hind legs stretched forwards, 
and perfectly straight, as well as the tail, which lies between 
them. The young animal does not finally quit the pouch 
of the mother, until it has attained the size of a rabbit; 
at this time they do not differ in colouring from the parent 
The female, as usual, is smaller and more delicately made than 
the male. The following is a description of an adult male 
and female which died in the menagerie of the Zoological 
Society. 
The fur is long; tliat on the upper parts of the body is of 
a blackish grey colour next the skin, and black externally; 
but each hair is armulated with white or pale yellowish rust 
colour towards the tip. The general tint may be described 
as very dark grey, much pencilled with black, and less dis¬ 
tinctly so with whitish on the back, hut slightly washed, us it 
wero, with pale rust colour; on the sides of die body the 
general hue is paler, the black being much less conspicuous; 
