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HALMATURUS UALABATUS.
Black Wallaby.
H e a d a n d F o r e Q u a r t e r s , o f t h e n a t u r a l s i z e .
T h i s huge Wallaby is an inhabitant of morasses, mangrove-swamps, and humid woods; and,
so far as I am aware, New. South Wales is the only part of Australia it frequents. Its
characteristics are its black and rich rusty-red colouring, its shaggy thick coat, short ears,
and long swinging tad. It stands quite alone among the great family of Kangaroos, there
being no other species with which it can be confounded. The weight of an old male is
about sixty pounds, while that of the female is considerably less. Its flesh is eaten both
by the natives and settlers, but, so far as I recollect, is not so palatable as that of H.
rujicollis or H. Bennetti.
Very correct reduced figures will be found on the next Plate, and a full description on
the opposite page.
