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covering the soil, about which different species 

 of Eucalypti were scattered ; among them the 

 " Box tree " of the colony, (Berre of the natives,) 

 " Bastard apple tree," (Carbut of the natives,) 

 ■" Bastard box tree," (Bargan of the aborigines,) 

 and "iron bark," ("Mucker" of the natives,) 

 were most numerous. At this season they were 

 covered with a profusion of white blossoms, which 

 attracted flocks of parroquets, to sip, like the puny 

 humming-bird, nectar from the flowers. Occa- 

 sionally the " Green wattle," or " Wundua" 

 of the natives, was seen loaded with its fragrant 

 yellow blossoms ; and also a few trees of the 

 " Bum, billerang," or Banksia rosmarinifolia. 



I rode for a few miles through this fertile flat, 

 which continued undiminished in picturesque 

 beauty, until again the dark foliage of the 

 " Plow'y," or swamp oaks, indicated the prox- 

 imity to the fine stream of the Murrumbidgee ; 

 and, arriving at its banks, crossed to the farm of 

 Mr. Warby, called "Darbylara," where I was 

 glad to rest after a long and sultry ride of thirty 

 miles. This farm, situated in a beautiful spot, 

 is close to the junction of the Tumat and Mur- 

 rumbidgee rivers. 



On approaching the river, the feathered crea- 

 tion in mingled harmony animated the scene ; 

 the tinkling note of the " Bell-bird," or " Gil" 

 bulla," of the natives was heard, a certain har- 



