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during our flay in Rocky Bay. The repairs of 

 the two ihips were completed. Tiie trial that 

 had been made, the preceding year, of the 

 wood of the ruc.i'yplns vlohulus^ had determined 

 our carpenters to employ it in preference to 

 the other Ipecies of the fame genus. 



I penetrated into the thick foreft.s which lay 

 to the north- weft of us. Under the fnadc of 

 the large trees grew various fpecics of Ihrubs, 

 of the family of the Icrel'lnlhi ; l\\Q fagaria cvodia 

 was one of the molt reniarkable, from its beau- 

 tiful foliage. In thefc folitary places, the eye 

 dwelt with pleaUire on the carpodciitcs Incida^ 

 the branches of which were quite covered with 

 handfome white flowers. 



In advancing towards the fouth-weff, I croiTcd 

 fome glades, where I killed a charming fi;ecics 

 of parrakect, which I defignate by the nam.e of 

 the black-fpotted parrakeet of Cape Diemen. 

 [See Vl.iic X,j I had already met with it in 

 feveral other places, but rd\va}s in low and open 

 fpots. Very diirercnt from the known f[?ecies 

 of the fame 'j:;':\'\\\i , it a]:)pears that it <liO'j.i not 

 perch, tor i have ccnliantlv {a^zn it rife from 

 umong the grafs, and go and alight there again 

 alinolt immeJiatclv. Tlie form of its feet, ar;ned 

 with clav.s very long aiid a little incurved, 

 rullicicnrlv^ iiidic.-.tes the habits of tliis bird, 

 whofe plumage \>> of a green colour, fpottcd 



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