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consists of the main from below Picard Island to nearly 

 twenty miles west of Cape Lambert, with the neigh- 

 bouring islands, an extent of nearly forty-five miles. 

 The part near Picard Island was carefully ex- 

 amined by Mr. Forsyth. He reported the main to 

 the S. S. W. of that island, forming the head of the 

 bay between Cape Lambert and Depuch, to be 

 extensive flats of mud and sand, over which the sea 

 sometimes passed. Between Picard and Cape 

 Lambert the shore is cut up by mangrove creeks. 

 On a hill up one of these, several small kangaroos 

 were seen. Near the Cape, Mr. Forsyth perceived 

 twenty-seven natives, seven of whom were children, 

 in one party. 



On the 27th we crossed over to Delambre Island, 

 on which a large party landed in the afternoon. A 

 few turtle were here taken, of a diflcrent kind from 

 any we had seen before, and apparently a cross be- 

 tween the Hawk's Bill and the Green Turtle ; 

 several nests were also found, in one of which were 

 138 eggs. This island terminates, like Bezout Island, 

 to the northward, in cliffs about 90 feet high, with 

 deep water close to ; on the east and west sides it 

 is fronted by a reef nearly a mile in extent ; but we 

 could see no traces of those lying three miles to the 

 N. N. W. of the N. W. point, laid down b) Captain 

 King. The passage between Huiy Island and 

 Delambre is five miles wide, though clear for two 

 miles only, and in working out we found that it had 

 a verv uneven bottom, over which a two knot tide 



