RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Gould, Mammals of Australia. CUL-DAR83.76. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 2.2022. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volumes CUL-DAR80-86 contain material for Darwin's book Descent of man (1871).

Darwin cited this in Descent 2: 286, n19: "Osphranter rufus, Gould, 'Mammals of Australia,' vol. ii. 1863."

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Great Red Kangaroo Osphranter rufus

The female "has a very different style of colouring, delicate blue being the prevailing trait in those parts which in the male are red."

Hence called "Red Buck" & "Blue Doe"

Gould "The Mammals of Australia Vol. 2. 1863. Plate."

Head of male Blue, like ♀ Z. Garden

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