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antigone,) were pacing about, in search of food, 

 but rising with heavy flight on being disturbed. 

 After an agreeable ride of fourteen miles, we 

 arrived at " Mut, mut hilly,'' the farm of Mr. 

 Reddal ; here we remained for the night.* 



Proceeding on our journey the following 

 morning, we passed an interesting open forest 

 country, possessing some good land for culti- 

 vation, and abundance of fine herbage for gra- 

 zing. Many of the situations appeared too 

 damp for sheep, but all, even to the mountain 

 ranges, had fine feeding for cattle. About 

 noon we arrived at " Gonnong,'' a cattle sta- 

 tion belonging to Mr. Kennedy, of Appin. 

 Our route continued through a still beautiful 

 country, abounding in fine herbage, and for the 

 most part an open forest of much picturesque 

 beauty ; blocks of granite, grouped in various 

 forms and of all dimensions, appeared elevating 

 themselves above the land, crowning the sum- 

 mits of the hills, or protruding through the de- 

 clivities. 



Black and white cockatoos, (Psittacusfimereus. 



* We tasted some excellent ale which had been brewed 

 on the farm, and it was gratifying to find that so wholesome 

 a beverage could be made by the colonists. The hop thrives 

 well in this part of the colony, and I understand succeeds 

 even better on the farms at the Hunter's River. 



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