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MACROPO DID «E. 
which ftlso inhabits the West Coast. One phrase in Des- 
marest’s description favours tins opinion, for he states, that 
the fore feet are red like the neck, &c., a character found in 
Deriianus , but not in M. Thetidis : he makes no mention, 
however, of the broad black mark on the back of the neck, 
which is observed in M. Derbia/tus, nor can I find any points 
either in Ins description, or in that given by Peron and 
Lesuour (the original describers of M. Eugenii) which would 
satisfactorily settle the question. There are several small 
Kangaroos so closely allied to the species under consideration, 
that it will be necessary to give a somewhat detailed descrip¬ 
tion of each. 
The following notes were recently made by the author 
upon die original specimens of M. F. Cuviers Hal mat u run 
Thetidis. 
Male. —Neck and shoulders of a bright rust colour; hinder 
parts of the back of n rusty brown hue, distinctly pencilled 
with black, and rather less distinedy pencilled with msty 
white; sides of the body chiefly of a rust colour, but freely pen¬ 
cilled with white; a pale rusty white mark crosses the haunches; 
under parts of die body, as well as die fore part of the hind 
legs, white; the outer and hinder pints of die hind legs 
chiefly of a rust colour: fore-arms ashy grey, the hands 
almost uniform in tint with the fore-arm, but very indistinctly 
suffused with brown : tarsi brown, almost uniform in tint, nnd 
by no means dark: tail sparingly clothed with short still' 
hairs ; on tho upper surface chiefly of a black colour, but 
slightly grizzled with white ; the under parts dirty yellowish 
white: head pale rust colour, much pencilled with black, 
especially on the vertex; muzzle palish brown; upper lip 
white ; the pale cheek mark indistinct; ears with white hairs 
internally, and grey externally, die hairs being partly black 
and partly white. 
The fore legs in this male specimen are large nnd strong, 
