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Ss CONSPICILLATA,

Spectacled Hare Kangaroo.
Lagorchestes conspicillatus, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc.,

Gray, List of Spec. of Mamm. in Coll. Brit. 1
Macropus (Lagorchestes) conspicillatus, Waterh. N

part ix. p. 82.— Ib. Mon.
Lus., p. 95.
at. Hist. of Mamm., vol, i. ps So.

of Macropodide, pl.

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I wave again to offer my thanks to the Officers of H.

M.S. Beagle for subjects they h
my illustrations of Australian zoology, and e

specially for the loan of two fine

species yet discovered of this beautiful form.
and Mr. Bynoe that science is indebte

ave contributed to
Specimens of this highly

It is to Capt. Wickham
It was procured on Barrow Island, which lies off
miles from the main land,
and female, and hence the subje
complete. ‘The specimen sent me by Captain Wickham has, by his desir
collection at the British Museum, and his example will, I feel

interesting Lagorchestes, the second

d for its discovery.
the north-western coast of Australia, about thirty The two specimens collected

ct is rendered so much the more
e, been presented to the national
assured, be followed by my esteemed friend

lection, already so fine, as complete as possible.
This species is rather less in size than the Lagorchestes Leporoides, from whict
fur being more dense and harsh to the touch, by the extreme bl

by those gentlemen are fortunately male

Mr. Bynoe, as no exertion should be spared to render that col

1 it is distinguished by its
ackness of the basal part of the hair, by the
shortness of its ears, by the want of the black patch at the base of the
the eyes being of a more brilliant rusty hue than in that animal.

The sexes are alike in colour and size.

arm, and by the red colouring around

The above was published in my ‘ Monograph of the Macropodidee ’ nearly twenty years ago; and, as Barrow

Island has not been visited since, we have not received any additional examples of this very distinct species
of Lagorchestes. Both the specimens above alluded to are in the British Museum.

Fur very long, dense, and rather soft to the touch; on the back it is of a black colour next the skin,
yellowish mate towards the apex, shaded into deeper yellow still nearer to the point, and black at the ea
on the lower part of the back the portion of each hair which is yellow a the back is replaced by i a
and there is an oblique white mark on each side of the rump; fur on the side of flue oe ee He a
the skin, brownish yellow in the middle, followed by black, then renal. and at the a blac : oe u ae
surface of the body the fur is ash-coloured next the skin, and white externally, excepting on ae sic . a
belly, where it is of a rusty yellow hue externally ; the hair on the oes sumidce of the ae ee
pencilled with yellowish white ; a broad space round the eye is covered ae bright sty red a wi : a
though less bright, is extended backwards beneath the ear ; ne ae dirty oe oe be ay
internally clothed with whitish hairs, and externally with dirty wltie Ines on De ae Ee
the base there is an admixture of black; fore- and eee and feet a eee ae ee ace
the point and brown next the skin; tail slender, and, being but sparing he fe eee aaa
bristly hairs, permits the scaly character of the skin to be seen; on the under surfé

clothed, and the hairs are longer and of a dirty yellowish hue.

Male.
feet. inches.
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Length from the nose to the extremity of ; ‘
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