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FAUNULA OF NEW HOLLAND. 



chineeU or Hippomane Mancinella*, which fpread even to the 

 tops of the mountains. Lord Howe IJland fwarms with hirds, 

 fuch as parrots, parroquets, large pigeons, and fcveral other land 

 birds ; alfo gannets in infinite numbers, rails, white gallinules, 

 like thofe of Norfolk IJle, and a land fowl of a dufky brown color, 

 with a bill four inches long, feet like a chicken, very fat, and 

 very good food. 



The coaft fwarms with fifli ; but what will render this ifland 

 of unfpeakable ufe to our colonifts, are the amazing abundance 

 -of turtle which frequent its fliores during fummer, and may be 

 taken in that feafon in any numbers ; but at the approach of 

 winter they all retire northward. Norfolk Ifland alfo abounds 

 with fifli, and in the feafon with very fine turtle. 



Views of this fingular ifland is given by Mr. Fbillip-\, 



FAUNULA. 



I WILL now continue the fubjeds of natural hiftory of the 

 great country I have jufl quitted, colle6led from the materials 

 furniHied by Sir Jofepb Banks, by Mr. Pbillip, by the furgeon- 

 general Mr. John Wbite, and by others who have accidentally 

 contributed their fhare, A Faunuhy not unacceptable to natu- 

 ralifls, will now be given. I never want opportunity when I 

 fpeak of birds, of making my due acknowledgments to my 

 worthy and ingenious friend Mr. Lathaniy for the ready means 

 I find from his excellent Ornithology of fele6ting the various 

 fubjeds. I fliall begin, as ufual, with the quadrupeds, and refer 

 for a more ample account to the new edition of my Hiftory of 



* Catefby, i. 95. t Voy. p, 1 80. 



Quadrupeds 



