. Catalogue of Australian mammals, with introductory notes on general mammalogy. Mammals. 42 BETTONGIA. Dimensions.—Head and body about eighteen inches; tail about fifteen inches. Habitat.—Tasmania. References.—Thomas, Catal. p. 106, pis. xiii. fig. 8 (fourth premolar), xiv. figs. 1 (nasals), 2 (bulla); Gould, Mamm. Austr. ii. pi. ixiii. 3. Bettongia gaimardi, Desmarest, sp. (1822). Gaimard's Rat-Kangaroo. Fig. Side view of sktill, showing dentition. Fur woollier than in the other species. General colors as in B. lesueuri, but the general tone rather more yellowish or fawn. Hind feet
. Catalogue of Australian mammals, with introductory notes on general mammalogy. Mammals. 42 BETTONGIA. Dimensions.—Head and body about eighteen inches; tail about fifteen inches. Habitat.—Tasmania. References.—Thomas, Catal. p. 106, pis. xiii. fig. 8 (fourth premolar), xiv. figs. 1 (nasals), 2 (bulla); Gould, Mamm. Austr. ii. pi. ixiii. 3. Bettongia gaimardi, Desmarest, sp. (1822). Gaimard's Rat-Kangaroo. Fig. Side view of sktill, showing dentition. Fur woollier than in the other species. General colors as in B. lesueuri, but the general tone rather more yellowish or fawn. Hind feet white. Distal two-thirds of the tail growing gradually darker, and the hairs lengthening, till, on the terminal third, there is a distinct black crest; below short-haired, white. Dimensions.—Head and body about sixteen inches; tail about eleven inches. Habitat.—New South Wales. References.—Thomas, Catal. p. 108, pis. xiii. fig. 10 (fourth premolar), xiv. figs. 3 (nasals), 4 (bulla); Gould, Mamm. Austr. 4. Bettongia penicillata, Gray (1837). Brush-tailed Kangaroo-Rat. Fur and general colors not definitely different from the other species. Hands and feet pale brown. Bristly hairs of feet not hiding the claws. Tail long, with a prominent black crest along the terminal one-third or two-thirds of its upper surface; below pale brown. Dimensions.—Head and body about fourteen inches; tail about twelve Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Australian Museum; Ogilby, John Douglas. [Sydney] Printed by order of the Trustees
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