Kangurus bicolor Desmarest, 1804b

(Fig. 114)

Kangurus bicolor Desmarest, 1804b: 357 .

COMMON NAME. — Swamp Wallaby.

CURRENT NAME. — Wallabia bicolor (Desmarest, 1804) .

See Jackson & Groves (2015: 166).

COLLECTOR/S. — Unknown but this species could have been collected by the Baudin expedition given the timing of the description. The description by Desmarest (1804b: 358) suggests the type specimen was derived from a live animal in the collection of the Jardin des Plantes in Paris . No information is provided with the publication of the name. It may have been one of the live kangaroos received from Joseph Banks by Dufresne or a Baudin expedition mammal. COLLECTION LOCALITY. — Near Port Jackson (Sydney), New South Wales, Australia. COLLECTION DATE. — Between 20 June and 18 November 1802. SPECIMEN NUMBER/S. — No specimen identified in MNHN collection.

ILLUSTRATIONS. — Illustrated by Charles-Alexandre Lesueur – Muséum d’Histoire naturelle du Havre, Inv. no. 80060 (Fig. 114; two living animals) (Altmann 2012: 65).