SHORT-TAILED KANGAltOO. 
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that of a Hat, in being sparingly clothed with minute stiff hairs, 
between which, rings of small blackish scales are distinctly 
visible. The shortness of its eajp also renders it conspicuous ; 
these arc rounded, and much hidden bv the long fur of the 
head ; they are well clothed with hairs, and those on the- inner 
side are yellow, or rusty yellow; externally they arc of the 
same reddish-brown tint which prevails on the head and bock 
of the neck, but is somewhat brighter in the region of the 
ears. The lmirs on the back are grey next the skin, broadly 
annulated with yellow towards the point, and black at the 
point, hut there are numerous long interspersed hairs, which 
are almost entirely black, and as these are most plentiful on 
the middle of the bock, they give to that part a deeper hue: 
on the sides of the body the hairs are coloured in the same man¬ 
ner, but the yellow portion is paler, and the tips are brownish. 
The hairs on the under parts of the body are grey next the 
skin, and of a very pale yellow tint externally. The feet are 
clothed with deep brown, short lmirs. The head is propor¬ 
tionately rather large. 
Until recently the M. hrachyurus was unique in the Paris 
Museum, where the original specimen, brought home by the 
Astrolabe Expedition, is deposited. Tliis specimen was 
found dead at King Georges Sound, whence a specimen has 
been since procured by Mr. Gould, which is now deposited in 
the British Museum. From this specimen the above descrip¬ 
tion was drawn up, and upon comparing it with my notes 
made upon the Paris individual, I find them to agree per¬ 
fectly, with the exception of some slight differences in the 
dimensions. The measurements of the two specimens are us 
follows :— 
Length from nose to root of tail 
41 of tail, about. 
44 of tarsus . 
Hrit. Blus. Paris Mcs. 
luches. Lines. Inches. Lines. 
15 G 18 0 
of car ... 
7 G 
3 2 
1 3 
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