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1KIR0&ALE LATERALIS, & Ä
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PETROGALE LATERALIS, Gould.
Stripe-sided Rock-Wallaby.
U p p e r H a l f o f t h e A n im a l , o f t h e s i z e o f l i f e , a n d a r e d u c e d f ig u r e
IN THE DISTANCE.
T h i s is the West Australian representative of the P. penicillata of New South Wales; in
size it is somewhat smaller than that animal, but its markings are more strongly defined.
In the colony of Swan River, rocky districts alone are the places of its resort. In their
dispositions and general economy the P. lateralis and P. penicillata are very similar. I
always observed that the furry coat of the former is thicker or more dense than that of
the latter; this difference, however, cannot be depicted, but is readily seen when skins
of the two animals are seen side by side.
The reader is referred to the page accompanying the succeeding Plate for a more detailed
account of this species.