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27J inches, and weighed lib. lA^ oz. The colour, 

 with the exception of the belly and legs, which were 

 of a dirty white slightly mottled, very much resem- 

 bled that of the common English wild duck. 



One of the natives seen to-day had with him a 

 kiley, so different in shape to any we had previously 

 seen that I preserved a sketch of it. All the 



KiLEYS. 



A"j«o'j Sound. ..C^^^ ■' iS^ Swan River, 



l-24th of the usual size. 



party wore their hair tied up behind, and each had 

 suffered the loss of one of the front teeth in the 

 upper jaw : and some had endured an extraordinary 

 mutilation; apparently in exaggeration of an ancient 

 Jewish rite. In general appearance they resembled 

 the natives previously seen at Point Swan. They 

 appeared to luxuriate in the water we had found, 

 wondered at the size of our well, and expressed the 

 greatest admiration of our skill in thus procuring 

 this needful article ; and I do not doubt but that 

 long after every other recollection of our visit shall 

 have passed away, this beneficial memorial of it will 

 perpetuate the visit of H. M. S. 'Beagle,* to this 

 part of the great continent of Australia. 



