44 Me vici?or1an lifAtuRAList. 



Monday, 7TH. — Our yatchsman was up to time, and we 

 were soon on board and returned to Metung. Landing, we 

 tried the scrub for wallaby, game, and insects, but were not 

 successful. In the evening we went by steamer to the Lakes' 

 Entrance, and made arrangements to go on to Lake Tyers in the 

 morning. 



Wednesday, qth. — Arriving at Lake Tyers after a pleasant 

 drive of about an hour and a half, we hired the only boat 

 available and rowed over to the Aboriginal Mission Station, over 

 which we were courteously shown by Mr. Bulmer, the superinten- 

 dent, who also gave us some vegetables and a barrel of fresh 

 water. Rowing across the lake, we landed for lunch, and here 

 we found two ticks — the only ones seen during the trip. Resuming 

 our journey, we rowed up the Nowa Nowa Arm for a distance of 

 lo or 12 miles, when we landed in the moonlight, pitched tents, 

 had tea, and turned in. Next day bream fishing was tried. We 

 could see the fish swimming about in the clear water in numbers, 

 but as shrimps were the best bait and few were to be obtained, 

 we were not very successful. Of different baits tried, the gizzard 

 of the plover seemed to be appreciated most by the fish. We 

 afterwards rowed down the arm and up Spring Creek to the 

 selection of Mr. Bulmer, jun., who made us welcome. Tea over, 

 accompanied by Mr. Bulmer, we tried duck shooting, but after 

 a long wait succeeded in getting only one, so we made our way 

 back to camp, after bidding farewell to Mrs. Bulmer. 



Friday, iith. — Up and had the billy boiling before 4 a.m. 

 After a hasty snack all were aboard, and we rowed down to Spring 

 Creek again, and arrived just as the sun was beginning to rise, but 

 as no ducks were seen, fishing was tried, with our usual non- 

 success. After breakfast I landed to collect fossils, the others 

 fishing; soon they espied a snake swimming across the arm, which 

 was shot and hauled into the boat. It proved to be a Tiger 

 Snake over four feet long. I cut its head off and skinned it. 

 After being opened, the heart was seen beating regularly, and the 

 pericardium was still distended ; this continued for some minutes. 

 I subsequently tanned the skin, and it is now on the table for 

 exhibition. 



Saturday, i 2TH. — We struck our tents and made our way 

 back to Lake Tyers, collecting fossils as we went. These are to 

 be found in great profusion, being exposed in great numbers in 

 the weathered surface of the rocks, and easily accessible, the 

 stone in which they are embedded being soft, and consequently 

 easy to work. The Rev. A. W, Cresswell, M.A., has kindly 

 given me the names of some of those obtained, which I give 

 at the end of these notes. We arrived at our destination about 

 5; p.m., and had a bathe in the open ocean. Our coachman 

 being \\[> to time, we were soon back at the Lakcb' Entrance. I 



