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Guinea closely resembles that of New Holland, and is identical with 
that of New Ireland. At Java the Felis melas, Pér. and Les., was seen. 
It is common there, and is said to be ferocious and much dreaded. It is 
employed in the punishment of slaves guilty of certain crimes; and in 
state ceremonies, in which the lives of individuals are frequently sacri- 
ficed for the gratification of their rulers. In New Zealand only the Hog, 
the Australian Dog, and the Rat, were observed. At Sidney, the large 
Kanguroo was seen only in a domesticated state: the Kangurus Ualaba- 
tus, Less. and Garn., was brought to market in abundance, and some- 
times also the Hypsiprymnus White, Quoy and Gaim. The Dasyurus 
Maugei was seen in captivity. No opportunity occurred of seeing a 
living Ornithorhynchus, although these animals are said to bestill common 
on the banks of the Fish River at Newcastle, and in Campbell and 
Macquarrie Rivers. The colonists assured the travellers that the Orni- 
thorynchi are oviparous; and Mr. Murdoch, superintendant of the farm 
of Emeu-plains, affirmed positively that he had seen the eggs, two in 
number, and of the size of those of ahen. A living Echidna Hystric 
was obtained, which had been kept for two months by a convict, who fed 
it on vegetables. It lived for about three months on board the vessel, 
refusing equally pulse, insects, meat, and soup, and taking nothing but 
water, which it lapped greedily. On arriving at the Isle of France, ants 
and worms were procured for it, but without avail: it, however, took 
with pleasure the milk of the cocoa-nut. Shortly afterwards it died, 
having probably been poisoned by some arsenical soup. Its manners in 
its captivity were particularly noticed by M. Garnot, who describes them 
with some detail, having evidently taken great interest in watching his 
curious pet. The animals of the Isle of France are said to have been 
chiefly imported either from Madagascar or from Java. From the latter 
came the Macacus Sinicus, Geoff.; from the former, the Tenrees. 
Two species of Lemur were procured, which died on the passage. 
Such is an outline of the zoological diary of the voyage, so far as relates 
to the Mammalia. 
In the third chapter we are presented with descriptions of the new 
species of Mammalia which were collected by the expedition; and 
of these, with only one or two exceptions, figures are given in the 
accompanying Atlas of plates. The Vespertilio Bonariensis, ‘ auriculis 
