. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. OHISHOLM. 73. Rough Map of the Comboyne Plateau. Scale about i inch to 1 mile. Block kindly lent by the Linuean Society of I have not been able to obtain for identification purposes, though I have seen it in the distance. It is a medium sized animal. Macropus wilcoxi. Pademclon or Red Legged Wallaby. This species in- habits the brushes and is very common. Aepyprymrnts rufescens. Kangaroo Rat or Rufous Rat Kangaroo. Not here now, but I am informed by an early settler that years ago they were a great pest to the fanners, and had to be
. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. OHISHOLM. 73. Rough Map of the Comboyne Plateau. Scale about i inch to 1 mile. Block kindly lent by the Linuean Society of I have not been able to obtain for identification purposes, though I have seen it in the distance. It is a medium sized animal. Macropus wilcoxi. Pademclon or Red Legged Wallaby. This species in- habits the brushes and is very common. Aepyprymrnts rufescens. Kangaroo Rat or Rufous Rat Kangaroo. Not here now, but I am informed by an early settler that years ago they were a great pest to the fanners, and had to be persistently poisoned. This animal appears to be fast becoming extinct, probably largely due to the depredations of the fox, as living their daylight hours in a nest on the ground they become an easy prey for this animal. I am indebted to Mr. Howard Smith, a very reliable observer and an old resident of the Plateau, and also to Mr. Thomas Jones, one of the original early pioneers, for much of the information about the Marsupials, and to the latter, especially, for forms that existed here in the early days of settlement, but which have since disappeared. Phascogale flavipes. Yellow-footed Pouched Mouse. Fairly common. CHEIROPTERA. The Miorocheiroptera (Insectivorous Bats) are fairly numerous, probably represented by several species, which I have had no opportunity of 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 Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales; Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. Proceedings. [Sydney, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales]
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