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most inaccessible parts of the Koondahs ; are exceedingly 

 swift and agile, bounding down the almost perpendicular 

 faces of the rocks with the utmost ease, and are very shy and 

 difficult of approach. The flesh is dark-colored, and though 

 fine grained, very tasteless. 



Hares are numerous all over the hills, principally among 

 the bushes ; and, in the cold weather, approach the gardens 

 and enclosures in the Station. They are dark-coloured, and 

 very large, quite as much so as an English hare, and are ex- 

 cellent eating. 



Porcupines are exceedingly numerous, and very destructive 

 to gardens ; they differ considerably from those found in the 

 low country, are much larger, and the flesh remarkably 

 well-tasted. 



The Otter has been seen in the Pycarra river. 



Of domesticated animals, the only one which merits notice 

 is the Buffaloe, which is kept in great numbers and of a fine 

 breed, principally by the Todars. The common Cow is of a 

 very small breed. 



Sheep do not thrive well at first, probably from the wet, 

 and change of pasture, but, after being acclimatized, become 

 very fat and well-tasted. 



Of the feathered tribe, the most remarkable are : 



Woodcocks, which, though not very numerous, afford ad- 

 mirable sport to those acquainted with their haunts ; they 

 are not large, seldom exceeding 11 ounces, but are excellent 

 eating. They come in at the end of October, or beginning of 

 JN^ovember, and disappear in March. Cocks cannot be flush- 

 ed without Spaniels. Dogs, of every description, appear quite 

 at home on the hills ; the Newfoundland, in particular, ac- 

 quires great size and beauty, and retains all his noble facul- 

 ties in perfection. Greyhounds and Foxhounds are useful, 



