NEW BIRD AND KANGAROO. 175 



N. W. by N. and W. N. W. Our observations 

 placed the centre of the sandy beach on the north- 

 east side of the island in lat. 20" 87' 47" S. and 

 long. S** 0' 20'' W. of Swan River, variation 2° 

 westerly ; and the time of high water, at the full 

 and change, at half past ten, when the tide rose 15 

 feet, but only 5 during neaps. 



Although Depuch Island had been visited be- 

 fore, there still remained something quite new to 

 reward the diligent search that was made after, 

 objects of natural history : — namely, a small kind of 

 kangaroo, a land bird, and a shell, a species of 

 Helix. The bird was shot by Mr. Bynoe ; it was a 

 finch,* and beautifully marked with stripes of crimson 

 down the breast, on a black ground with white 

 spots ; the throat, and a patch round the stump of 

 the tail, were crimson. It is remarkable that all the 

 beauty and brilliancy of colour in this bird is under- 

 neath, the back being of a common earthy brown. 



The kangaroo I had myself the good fortune to 

 knock over on the summit of the island ; it was 

 the only one shot during many an excursion made 

 over that dreary heap of desolation, the metallic 

 sound the rocks yielded to our step giving ample 

 warning of our approach to their quick ears. 

 The colours of this specimen, the prettiest we 

 had seen, were a dark grey, with a large an- 

 gular patch of white down the side, extending 

 from the top of the shoulders nearly to the hips. 



* Named by Mr. Gould from this specimen, Emhlema Picta. 



