811,۷۸ ےک و‎ BENNETTIL 
rufo-brunneis ;‏ 7 سم has -—Maba. pilis subspinosis, eorpere ee‏ جد 
lined albescente via di.‏ و WOM Sona, digitis anticis posticisque nigris‏ مر cesse edins cinerescenti-alto‏ 
siserescente, ad apicem nigra, et subtüs sordide ffavescenti-albà .‏ ہے رمیوےدجیس astanti ah angulo aris, ad genas‏ 
Em eather long and moderately sit; og tibi a very deep gray, inclining to black on the back; some-‏ س7 
stilo tint on the back of the neck, base of ears, the haunches,‏ و what paler on the sides of the body. sel‏ 
shoulders, and in the region of the ww; under surface of the body, and the inner side and fore part of the 
hinder legs, grayish white; muele Huck zeen of the head brownish black; an obscure whitish line extends 
backwards from the corners of the meet, sud becomes obliterated on the cheeks; lips dirty white; chin 
blackish ; ears white internally, black estistealiiy + hands, toes and outer side of the heel black; hairs of the tail 
(excepting at the base, where. they ace f the same colours and character as thase- of the body) black, broadly 
annulated with white near the apes; tip of the tail black, under side of the tail white; the hairs ón the upper 
part of the body are of a deep slate colour at the base, the remaining portion of each hair is black annulated 
with white, ne EEN 
AAA 
| Male, 
feet. inches. 
جمد‎ ue the e to rn کا ما ما‎ at pina kad A s 
| SE ee e لتك‎ Psal ae E EET - ` 
" spec A erp 4 wt 10 
5 „ arm and hand, including the nails . cd A 8 
9 face rom the ip of the mose to he ban of the ar BT 6 
3 
Maeropus Bennetti, Waterh. مب‎ Baik. Hoe tO ea Pas p 103. 
Habnaturus ualabatus, Gray in Mag. of Nat. Hist., Nov. 1837, vol, i, New Series, p. 583. 
Macropus (Halmaturus) fruticus, Ogilby in Ann. "mis لوعن‎ a 
. Brush Kangaroo, Colonists uw ies La 
— "fuss is not only de ہووت‎ sb cd 1122 
EE E T 
from Van Diemen's Land into England for the mesafictare uf boots and shoes, besides being extensively used for the 
same purpose in the colony. It is univermliy dispersed over Van Diemen's Land, whose dense and humid forests 
afford it a retreat so secure as to preclude all chance of its extermination for centuries to come, although many 
thousands are killed annually. Advertisements may frequently be seen in the Hobart Town newspapera, stating thar 
theee thonsand skins are immediately wanted, and they are quickly supplied by the. settlers, servants and shepherds at 2 
dy : they are either captured by dogs or obtained’ by snares set im their rans; the skins are g 
"on sF به‎ the spot, and are afterwards stretched on the ground to dry; they are then sold for dent fourpence or i 
Ces ase مس ہی‎ who visit the stock stations of the interior for the purpose of collecting them, and who retail 
co حوره‎ Wise Powe or Launceston to the advertiser or others for colonial consumption or for exportation. ` 
KKH x 
ha dhe smaller members of the genus ; but frequently resorts to the thinly-timbered forests 
however, seeking security in the thick brush when pursued, or such —‏ موس quer Bia‏ + يذ the mmm af‏ امد 
si de<trmountable obstacles to the pursuit with dogs. I believe it to be confined `‏ مت steep rocky avril‏ 
islands in Bass's Straits form the extent of its range northwards. |‏ ی Ur‏ ےووہ to Van Diemen'a Loud - O‏ 
Zeie, and would doubtless readily become. weclimatized in this country, |‏ مد This is one of the ausi bres ere of‏ 
since the temperstare of Var Pesos 1 Katê mire nearly resembles that of the British Islands than does any other part 
of Australia, 5& peral of which È ser zm Ghat munbers have been bred in the Menagerie of the Zoological Society, | 
in that of tie Eech of Derby and eahers, Ehe fallgrowo male varies in weight from forty to sixty pounds: the haunch 
and loins are the only parts that ure sitet, Bad those are constantly exposed for sale in Hobart Town, Launceston, and 
. other parts of the country. 
The ءایض‎ closely resembles the male In edijus, test ia alla onc-thipt tenn in sinc. r 
in its habits, and although truly a brush animal, does not confine itself so strictly | ۱‏ مج 
