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 the head, more particularly a white spot on the forehead between the eyes. A very curious one came under my notice, having the whole of the throat, cheeks, and upper part of the head spotted with yellowish white; and albinoes have been frequently seen by the hunters."

Habitat. Western Australia.

62. Macropus fuliginosus

Habitat. South Australia.

63. Macropus melanops, Gould.

It will be seen that I have placed this name among the synonyms of M. major; but since my remarks on that species were written, I have seen other examples so closely accordant with the animal described by me under the above name in the 10th part of the 'Proceedings of the Zoological Society,' that I think there is a probability it will prove to be distinct, and therefore, for the present, I restore the animal to the rank of a species.

Habitat. Southern and Western Australia.

Genus, Gould. Generic characters.

Muffle broad and naked; muzzle broad and rather short; ears moderate, rounded at the apex; fore limbs comparatively long and stout, and the toes and claws very strong; hind limbs short and muscular; middle toe very large; lateral toes but little developed; two smaller inner toes, which are united in one common integument as in other Kangaroos, terminate in a line with the small outer toe, or nearly so; under surface of the feet very rough, being covered with small horny tubercles.

The above characters, especially the great expansion of the muzzle, the comparatively small development of the lateral toes of the hind feet, and the greater size of the middle toe, should, in my opinion, be regarded as generic or subgeneric rather than specific; and it was for these reasons that I