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as the moss on the trees on which it lives. This 

 circumstance must render it difficult to be seen in 

 the dense forests which it inhabits. 



Nor is this a solitary instance of the peculiar 

 care of a benevolent Creator for His creatures. 

 When birds have been found on little rocky islands, 

 where no fresh water whatever is to be met with, 

 the bills of the birds are all strong, enabling them 

 to squeeze the juice from berries into the mouths 

 of their young, and thus to supply the want of 

 water. If we examine and enquire into the recent 

 discoveries of plants and animals in Australia, we 

 shall find much that is new to us, but all beauti- 

 fully organized and arranged, and affording proofs 

 of the inexhaustible power of Almighty God. 

 These discoveries are bursting upon us day after 

 day, surprising us with wonder at their novelty, 

 and exciting our curiosity to discover the cause of 

 their peculiar formation. 



Migratory animals are well adapted by their 

 peculiar habits and shapes for the task which has 

 been allotted them. When the annual great mi- 

 gration of Storks takes place in the Archipelago, 

 those young ones which are not able to fly are 

 placed on the backs of the old birds. The 

 Quail would appear to be incapable of a long mi- 

 gration,* but it flies near the ground, and seldom 



* An active and intelligent naturalist, Mr. Murnmery, of Mar- 



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