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subject of his poetical fancy, was very amusing ; he 

 must have equalled many of the Italian improvi- 

 satori. He had also got a very good idea of where 

 the ship had been since leaving Swan River, in his 

 head. The drawings of his countrymen on Depuch 

 Island had greatly hurt his vanity, whilst they 

 excited his emulation ; and always afterwards, 

 whenever he could get hold of paper or pencil, he was 

 trying to excel them, which, from the improve- 

 ment he made, I have no doubt he would have 

 shortly done. 



During the time he and his townsman Miago were 

 with us, the following vocabulary was made ; the 

 words from Port Essington have been furnished by 

 Mr. Earl. 



English. 



Crow 



Emu 



Eggs . 



Shags 



Kangaroo 



Female do. 



Wallaby 



Bandicoot or rat 



Very small kangaroo, 

 larger than a wal- 

 laby . 



Ringtail opossum 



Large opossum 



tailed do. 



Native dog 



The tail 



Black swan . 



Duck . 



Mountain duck 



Wombat 



Magpie 



Port Essinjjton. 



Angorok 

 Olajuk 



Abbugi 



Nukakoiu 



Cormoro 



Swan River. 



Woordang. 



Wadye. 



Noorago. 



Mere. 



Yewart. 



Waroo. 



Wallyo. 



Condee. 



Goora. 



Gnoorah. 



Goomal. 



Mooroo. 



Dudah. 



Diar. 



Coolecha. 



Oonanah. 



Kooracha. 



Kooleniah. 



Gooraba. 



