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THE LIVING WORLD. 
mere name is sufficient for those who read of life in that Oceanic continent. 
The species in New Guinea are named Perameles Doreyanus and Perameles 
Longicaudatus. 
The Pig-footed Bandicoot ( Chcerops castanotis ) belongs to South Aus¬ 
tralia, and differs only in the skill with which it builds its nest in the under¬ 
brush. 
The Banded Bandicoot ( Perameles fasciata) is Australian in habitat and 
very peculiar in its appearance. Its arched, mouse-like body is covered with 
alternate yellow and black hairs, and its hind-quarters are accentuated by toler¬ 
ably broad bands of black. The tail is mouse-like except for the black hair 
that covers the upper portion. Its legs and feet look as if they had been bor¬ 
rowed from some one of the tribe of birds; its ears are large and erect, and 
its head reaches a sharp point in its descent into a snout. 
The Long-nosed Bandicoot ( Perameles nasuta ) is prevailingly brown in 
color, although the upper parts are shaded with black, and its sides exhibit a 
tendency to purple. The bandicoots move about with a gait which seems to be 
a compromise between a walk 
and a jump, but which carries 
the animal along quite rapidly, 
although not very gracefully. 
Hunting the kangaroo is an 
exciting sport because of the 
remarkable fleetness and endur¬ 
ance of the animal—a run of 
eighteen miles not being consid¬ 
ered unusual. Among hunters 
the kangaroo is pursued by kan¬ 
garoo-dogs, a special breed trained 
for the purpose. These do not 
escape unharmed, for although 
the kangaroo is timid by nature, 
it lends emphasis to the warn¬ 
ing “Beware the fury of a 
patient man.” If near water, it will plunge in and, if followed by the 
dogs, deliberately seize them and drown them by holding them under water with 
its hind feet. If on land it will get a tree at its back and fence most danger¬ 
ously with its hind feet. If the hunter be on foot, it will disregard the dogs 
and make an attack upon the man. By th’e Dingos it is captured not only by 
means of pitfalls, nets, and snares, but in a manner having some resemblance 
to an ambuscade. Forming themselves into large parties, the natives will sur¬ 
round a herd of kangaroos, and then some of them advancing and throwing 
their spears will drive the frightened animals almost into the arms of another 
party lying in concealment, which in turn will drive them in some other direction, 
until finally the whole of the herd has been killed. Often when hotly pursued, 
the kangaroo has been known to deliberately throw its young into the bushes, 
so that they at least might escape. 
The Bridled Kangaroo ( Macropus frcenatus) and the Crescent Kangaroo 
(Macropus lunatus ) belong to the long-nailed kind and differ from each other and 
from the species which will be described later, as the type unguifer , simply in 
coloring. 
LONG-NOSED BANDICOOT. 
