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and a hundred and fixteen male and ilxty-feven female convicts. 

 This detachment fowed wheat and barley from May to Augnjly 

 and got in their harvefl in December, which produced twenty- 

 five fold. Mayz fucceeds well ; the fugar-cane, vines, and 

 oranges thrive exceedingly ; and potatoes produce two crops 

 in a year. All kinds of garden plants come to good perfedion. 

 The rat (its only quadruped) was at firft a peft to the colony. 

 If this ifle proves the nurfing mother to our eftablifiiment -sxFort 

 Jack/on, as the ifle of Anglefea, or Man mam Cymru, is faid to 

 have been to JFaleSt I fliall think it the prodigy of the age. 



Norfolk illand, feated as it is, midway between New Zealand Birds, 

 and the New Hebrides, produces the birds of both ; but my lifl 

 will be very fmall : Parrots and Hawks are found there. 



The noify Roller"^^ inhabits this ifle in great flocks; is a very 

 ftupid bird, watches during night, is very reftlefs, and makes 

 the woods refound with its cries : it is nearly of the fize of a 

 crow, and wholly black, except the vent, tlie bafe, and tip of the 

 tail. 



The brG7ized wing Pigeon\ is of a grey color, with a rich 

 bronzed fpot on the wing, varying with red and green. 



Hep.e are variety of fmall birds, among others fome that fing 

 moft delightfully, and enliven this fequeftered fpot : the red- 

 bellied Fly Catcher X is one of great beauty; the forehead is 

 white, a white band crofTes the wings, all above (befides) is 

 black, the low^er part of a rich fcarlet. 



A MOST curious milk-white Gallinule^, in fize larger than a a white 

 dunghill fowd ; bill, crown of the head, and irides red. Gallinule. 



»Latham, Index,!. 173. f Phillip, 162. tab. 26. J Latham, ill. 343. § Phillip, 273. tab. 44, 



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