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Guinea closely resembles that of New Holland, and is identical with 

 that of New Ireland. At Java the Felts melas. Per. and Les., was seen. 

 It is common there, and is said to be ferocious and much dreaded. It is 

 employed in the punishment of slaves guilty of certain crimes ; and in 

 state ceremonies, in which the lives of individuals are frequently sacri- 

 ficed for the gratification of their rulers. In New Zealand only the Hog, 

 the Australian Dog, and the Rat, were observed. At Sidney, the large 

 Kanguroo was seen only in a domesticated state : the Kangurus Ualaha- 

 tus. Less, and Garn., was brought to market in abundance, and some- 

 times also the Hypsiprymnus White, Quoy and Gaim. The Dasyurus 

 Maugei was seen in captivity. No opportunity occurred of seeing a 

 living Ornithorhynchus, although these animals are said to be still common 

 on the banks of the Fish River at Newcastle, and in Campbell and 

 Macquarrie Rivers. The colonists assured the travellers that the Orni- 

 thorynchi are oviparous ; and Mr. Murdoch, superintendant of the farm 

 of Emeu-plains, affirmed positively that he had seen the eggs, two in 

 number, and of the size of those of a hen. A living Echidna Hystrix 

 was obtained, which had been kept for two months by a convict, who fed 

 it on vegetables. It lived for about three months on board the vessel, 

 refusing equally pulse, insects, meat, and soup, and taking nothing but 

 water, which it lapped greedily. On arriving at the Isle of France, ants 

 and worms were procured for it, but without avail : it, however, took 

 with pleasure the milk of the cocoa-nut. Shortly afterwards it died, 

 having probably been poisoned by some arsenical soup. Its manners in 

 its cajjtivity were particularly noticed by M. Garnot, who describes them 

 with some detail, having evidently taken great interest in watching his 

 curious pet. The animals of the Isle of France are said to have been 

 chiefly imported either from Madagascar or from Java. From the latter 

 came the Macacus Sinicus, Geoff.; from the former, the Tenrecs. 

 Two species of Lemur were procured, which died on the passage. 

 Such is an outline of the zoological diary of the voyage, so far as relates 

 to the Mammalia. 



In the third chapter we are presented with descriptions of the new 

 species of Mammalia which were collected by the expedition ; and 

 of these, with only one or two exceptions, figures are given in the 

 accompanying Atlas of plates. The Vespertilio Bonaricnsist " auriculis 



