CAPTAIN COOK’S MISTAKE
LONDON, October 19. Captain Cook’s “kangaroo" from the Endeavor River, which gave its name to all kangaroos and was probably the lirst seen by Europeans, was . almost certainly a wallaroo. Mr. E. Troughtmi. of the Sydney Museum, told the press. Unfortunately, said Mr. Troughtmi, the zoological materials collected on Cook's voyages have been dispersed and have disappeared. There is a walla roo's skull al the Royal College of Surgeons Museum, hut (lie identity of this is not certain.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17407, 4 November 1930, Page 10
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81CAPTAIN COOK’S MISTAKE Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17407, 4 November 1930, Page 10
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