CONTENTS 



CHAP. PA0B 



I. In the Blue Mountains i 



II. Some of the Birds of the Blue Mountains 8 



III. The Riverine District .... 19 



IV. Organic Life on the Riverine Plains . . 30 

 V. The River Darling ..... 42 



VI. Mount Kosciusko and the Australian Alps . 54 



VII. The Colony of Victoria, and the Eastern 



Ranges of Mountains .... 67 



VIII. More Remarks on the Flora and Fauna of 



Victoria and New South Wales . . 78 



IX. A Ramble in South Australia . . .91 



X, The Spencer Gulf District . . .101 



XI. The Head of the Australian Bight . . 113 



XII. A few General Remarks on the Southern 



Coast of Australia . . . .132 



XIII. King George's Sound . . . .140 



XIV, The Swan River District . . . .156 



XV. Rambles in the Desert . . . .169 



XVI. Continuation of the Rambles to Champion 



Bay ....... 183 



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