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270 against the waves any farther, and was obliged to turn back; when, being quite exhausted, he was soon killed. The distance he ran, taking the different bends of the line, was not less than eighteen miles.” When he took to the water he was a long distance before the hounds, but still quite fresh. The hind-quarters weighed seventy pounds. “We did not measure the distance of the hop of this Kangaroo, but on another occasion, in which the boomer had taken along the beach, and left his prints in the sand, the length of each jump was found to be fifteen feet, and as regular as if they had been stepped by a sergeant. When a boomer is pressed, he is very apt to take to the water, and then it requires several good dogs to kill him; for he stands waiting for them, and as they swim up to the attack, he takes hold of them with his forefeet, and holds them under water. ‘The buck is very bold, and will generally make a stout resistance; for, if he cannot get to the water, he will place his back against a tree, so that he cannot be attacked from behind; and then the best dog will find him a formidable antagonist. The doe, on the contrary, is a very timid creature ; and I have even seen one die of fear.”

Perhaps it is scarcely correct to speak of the Great Kangaroo as being gregarious. From the circumstance of their favourite food being found in particular spots, such as pieces of land recently burnt over, they are often seen assembled together; yet they never associate in flocks, properly so called, all moving together. ‘The sort of country which they prefer consists of low grassy hills or plains skirted by thin open forests of brushwood, or patches of high ferns, tall grass, or under-