EUGENE ISLAND KANGAROO. 
Ml 
The abovo description is from Desmarest: unfortunately 
the specimen upon which it is founded no longor exists. In 
size aud colouring the M . Eutjcnii must greatly have re¬ 
sembled the M. Derbianus; but there is no mention in the 
diagnosis of a black mark on the back, such as is noticed in 
that species. A small Kangaroo, described by Mr. Gould 
under the specific name Duma, wants this black mark, niul in 
other respects agrees with Dcsmurcst’s description. One of Mr. 
Gould's specimens of Af. Damn now in the British Museum 
collection is from the neighbourhood of Moore's River; and 
another is labelled ns from Wongnn Swamps, both in Western 
Australia, where it is by no means improbable we should find 
the M. Eugcnii , supposing Desmarest to be correct with 
regard to the habitat of the original specimen: that speci¬ 
men, he says, to his knowledge, once was labelled ns being 
from St. Peter’s Island, and subsequently the label was 
changed for one giving Eugene Island as the habitat; both 
islands, however, are in Nuvt's Archipelago. Following 
are descriptions of tho M. Damn and M. gracilis of Mr. 
Gould, which I regard as the same species. The dimensions 
of M . Eugcnii are reduced to English measure, and arranged 
with those of the M. Dama. 
Halmaturus Dama. Gould. 
Male .—General colour above, rusty brown, but considerably pen¬ 
cilled with black; back of neck, shoulders, and fore legs, 
bright rust colour; flanks and hind legs externally suffused 
with rust colour; under parts white; chest yellowish: head 
grey, obscurely tinted with rust on the crown and in the 
region of the eye; tip of muzzle brownish; check-mark 
moderately distinct; ears grey externally, becoming nearly 
black at the apex: feet rusty white; toes slightly freckled 
with brown: tail grey. Weight about 10lbs. 
Female . — General colour greyish, but little tinted with rust 
