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plenty of other shell fish, of which he brought a supply to 

 the ship. 



Mr. Banks and a party made an excursion up a river, and 

 saw several animals, one of which was judged to be a wolf. 

 At night they made a fire, and took up their quarters on 

 the banks of the river ; but the night was rendered extreme- 

 ly disagreeable by the stings of the mosquitoes. At break 

 of day they set out in search of game, and saw four animals, 

 two of which were chased by Mr. Banks's greyhound ; but 

 they greatly outstripped him in speed. It was observed of 

 this animal, that he leaped or bounded forward on two legs, 

 instead of running on four. 



The tide favouring their return, they lost no time in 

 getting back to the ship. The master, who had been seven 

 leagues at sea, returned soon after, bringing with him 

 three turtle, which he took with a boat-hook, and which, 

 together, weighed near eight hundred pounds. 



In the morning, four Indians, in a small canoe, were 

 within sight. They soon came quite alongside the ship ; 

 and having received presents, landed where Tupia and a 

 few sailors were on shore. They had each two lances, and 

 a stick with which they throw them. Advancing towards 

 the English, Tupia persuaded them to lay down their arms, 

 and sit by him, which they readily did. 



These men were of the common stature, with very small 

 limbs ; their complexion a deep chocolate ; their hair 

 black, either lank or curled, but not of the wool kind. 



The visit of three of these Indians was renewed the next 

 morning, and they brought with them a fourth, whom they 

 called Yaparico, who appeared to be a person of some con- 

 sequence. The bone of a bird, about six inches long, was 

 thrust through the gristle of his nose ; and, indeed, all the 

 inhabitants of this place had their noses bored, for the 

 reception of such an ornament. These people being quite 

 naked, the Captain gave one of them an old shirt, which 

 he bound round his head like a turban, instead of using it 

 to cover any part of his body. The canoe was about ten 

 feet long, and calculated to hold four persons ; and when 

 it was in shallow water, they moved it by means of poles. 



On the 14th, Mr. Gore shot one of the mouse-coloured 

 animals above mentioned. The skin of this beast, which is 

 called Kangaroo, is covered with short fur ; the head and 

 ears are somewhat like those of a hare : this animal was 

 dressed for dinner, and proved fine eating. 



The natives being now become familiar with the ship's 

 crew, one of them was desired to throw his lance, which he 

 did with such dexterity and force, that though it was not 

 above four feet from the ground, at the highest, it pene- 



