disengage from the pouch, and which she will always do, if possible, when hardly pressed. The beautiful female represented
in the accompanying Plate was captured under these circumstances. Having observed a pair sheltering themselves from
the heat o f the sun under a small group o f Myalls (Acacia pendula) on the plains near the Namoi, I succeeded in leading
a fine dog to within seventy yards o f them without being perceived. The dog was so quickly at the heels o f the one
he took after, and which was carrying a large young one, that her escape was impossible.
The male figured by her side was also procured by a single dog, which after a short chase “ pulled” and kept him at
bay until I came up and assisted in despatching him, but not before he had made a fearful resistance.
Although the Great Grey and Great Red Kangaroos frequently inhabit the same portions o f the country, still they
affect localities o f a different description; the former resorting to grassy valleys and “ brush growing on the dark
mouldy soil,” whilst the latter confines itself to the hard red stony ridges clothed with box, and open plains, in the
midst o f which it may frequently be seen in the daytime basking in the sun. The large male (the weight o f which I
judge to be above two hundred pounds) was killed while we were making a forced march between the Murray and
Adelaide, at a time when all our provisions were exhausted, and I can therefore speak with a lasting recollection o f
the goodness o f its flesh, which sustained me and my party for four days.