Great Grey Kangaroo

Plate I: Macropus giganteus. "large; nose hairy between the nostrils; central hind claw long....Form comparatively graceful; fur short, close and rather woolly. Length of head and body about 60 inches; tail about 36 inches. Distribution. - The whole of Australia, with the exception of the extreme north; replaced in Tasmania by the variety M. fuliginosus."