A hand-book to the marsupialia and monotremata . , andother dense vegetation, or among the thick mangroves, whoseroots are washed by each succeeding tide. The islands at themouth of the Hunter, particularly Mosquito and Ash Islands,are not unfrequently flooded to a great extent; yet it leapsthrough the shallow parts with apparent enjoyment, and evencrosses the river from one island to another. Enormousnumbers of this Wallaby are killed for the sake of their skins,which are extensively used in Canada for coats, while thelarger ones are manufactured into leather. The number ofskins annually impo
A hand-book to the marsupialia and monotremata . , andother dense vegetation, or among the thick mangroves, whoseroots are washed by each succeeding tide. The islands at themouth of the Hunter, particularly Mosquito and Ash Islands,are not unfrequently flooded to a great extent; yet it leapsthrough the shallow parts with apparent enjoyment, and evencrosses the river from one island to another. Enormousnumbers of this Wallaby are killed for the sake of their skins,which are extensively used in Canada for coats, while thelarger ones are manufactured into leather. The number ofskins annually imported into England ranges from about10,000 to 20,000; the value of each skin usually varying fromsixpence to one-and-ninepence, although over three shillingshas been obtained. An even larger number of skins of theRed-necked Wallaby are sold in London, although their valueis less than those of the present species. Vin. RED-NECKED WALLABY. MACROPUS RUFICOLLIS. Kangurus ruficollis^ Desmarest, Nouv. Diet. dHist. Nat.,vol. xvii., p. 37 (iSi7). ± I i. ii Kangaroos and wallabies. 27 Kangurus rufogriseus, Desmarest, op. at, p. 36. Halmaturus ruficollis^ Goldfuss, Isis, 1819, p. 267. Macropus ruficollis, Lesson, Man., Mamm., p. 226 (1827); Thomas, Cat. Marsup. Brit. Mus., p. 33 (i888).Macropus rufogriseus, Lesson, loc. cit. {Plate III.) Characters.—Size medium ; form slender; nose naked; generalcolour of upper-parts greyish-fawn, with the back of the neckand rump bright rufous; under-parts white or greyish-white;face-markings inconspicuous; sometimes an indistinct whitishmark on the hip; feet grey, shading into black on the toes ;tail grey above and white below, with an inconspicuous blacktip. Length of head and body about 42 inches; that of tailabout 30 inches. Distribution.—Southern Queensland, New South Wales, andVictoria. Variety.—Bennetts Wallaby (var. M. bennettt), from Tasmania,has longer and thicker fur and a more sombre tone of colora-tion than the typical form. Nape and
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