(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).