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we were getting cold, a fire was made and a " billy " of water 

 boiled, and a pannican of hot "toddy," with a slice of lemon in, 

 handed to each, and we then returned to camp. Mr. Gabriel 

 helped Mr. Brown to row the boat round to East Cove, and the 

 net was again put out there, and a few salmon and a barracouta 

 caught. 



Early next morning (Wednesday) some of us went up the gully 

 near the camp to try and secure some quail we had heard calling 

 out the previous evening ; one was seen, but we had not the good 

 fortune to bag it, but were enabled to identify it as the Painted 

 Quail. 



About 12 o'clock we struck our tents, and shortly after Mr. W. 

 Brown arrived with the bullock dray. We soon had it loaded with 

 our luggage, which was conveyed to the beach at East Cove, ready 

 to be embarked. While waiting for the arrival of the steamer 

 some photographs of the lighthouse-keeper's quarters were taken, 

 and Mr. Brown's sons caught several penguins for the Melbourne 

 Aquarium. On the voyage over, one of the birds laid an egg in 

 the box, and several passengers inserted their hands with the 

 object of securing it. The birds, however, made such a vigorous 

 onset on the intruding hand with their sharp beaks, that it was 

 quickly withdrawn without the coveted egg being touched. The 

 steamer arrived at 6.30 p.m., and we were soon all on board, and 

 regretfully bade adieu to the islands which had afforded us such a 

 pleasant and instructive time. The wind was blowing strong 

 from the N. W., and there was a high cross sea, but we soon retired 

 to the cabin reserved for our use and tried to rest, but the way the 

 vessel was tossed about by the heavy sea rendered that impossible, 

 except to those accustomed to it, which we were not. The steps 

 descending into our cabin also broke adrift during the night, and 

 helped to keep us awake. The steamer called in at Refuge Cove, 

 at the Wilson's Promontory lighthouse. We passed Cape 

 Schanck at 2 o'clock, and reached our berth at the Australian 

 Wharf at 8 o'clock, very glad that our short sea journey was over. 



Memo, by Professor M'Coy on Spirit Specimens from 

 Kent Group. 



The only freshwater fish is the Anguilla australis, common in 

 Victoria. 



Of reptiles there is one snake, the Hoplocephalus coronoides, 

 common also in Victoria. There are three species of lizards, of the 

 group inhabiting herbage, of the genus Lygosoma,the commonest of 

 which is the Lygosoma (Hinulia) whitei, very common in Victoria. 

 The second is probably a variety of the Lygosoma {Hinulia) 

 lesueuri {australis of Gray), and the other I have not seen before, 

 but will be glad to figure it shortly. 



