PLAIN RAT-KANGAROO. 
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HYPSIPRYMNUS ( Bettongia ) CAMPESTRIS. 
Plain Rut-Kangaroo. 
Bettongia Campettri». Gould, Proceedings of the Zoological Society, for 
Jane, 1813, Part 11, p. 81. 
Head broad and short; cars short and rounded, well clothed with 
yellow-white hairs internally ; brown externally, excepting at 
the base behind, where they arc white: fur long and soft, 
prevailing tint very pale oehreous yellow, but pencilled with 
black; under parts pale buff-yellow; legs and feet yellowish, 
the former slightly tinted with rust colour, and this hue is 
observed near the root of the tail; the toes of the fore feet 
slightly suffused with brownish. Tail rather sparingly 
clothed with very pale ad pressed hairs. Skull, Plate G , 
%. 2 . 
Inhabits South Australia. 
This is a very’ distinct species, remarkable for its short and 
broad head, and general pale yellowish colouring. The lmirs 
of the back are grey at the root, yellow in the middle, then 
blackish, followed by a long yellow-white space, and black 
tip; on the chest and belly they are pale grey at the base, and 
yellowish externally, but on the lower part of the abdomen the 
grey is wanting. The upper lip is white : the muffle is naked 
and broad ; the fore legs small, and the claws of the fore feet 
are long, and white : the tarsi are very long, and of a rusty 
white hue. The tail is moderately long and slender, but 
sparingly clothed with small pale hairs on the upper surface 
and at the sides, and scales are visible as in the rat’s tail; on 
die under part, the hairs are more dense, harsher, and of a 
brown-white colour. The sides of the body, and outer sur¬ 
face of the hind legs, ore of a more distinct yellowish hue than 
other parts. 
