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such as I examined, were distended with coarse wiry grass ; 

 and as' well as others, I have seen the animal scratching 

 among the dry ricks of sea weed thrown up upon the shores, 

 but could never discover what he was in search of. Now 

 the inhabitant of the mountain can have no recourse to the 

 sea shore for his food, nor can he there find any wiry grass 

 of the islands, but must live upon the food that circumstances 

 present to him. 



" These islands, besides the Kangaroo and Wombach, 

 are inhabited by the Porcupine Ant-Eater; a Rat with webbed 

 feet ; Parroquettes and small birds unknown at Port Jackson, 

 some few of which were of beautiful plumage. Black 

 Snakes, with venomous fangs, were numerous upon the edges 

 of the Brush. The rocks towards the sea were covered with 

 Fur-seals of great beauty. This species seemed to approach 

 nearest to that named, by naturalists, the Falkland Island 

 Seal. 



*•' In point of animated life, Nature seems (says Mr. 

 Bass) to have acted so oddly with this and the neighbouring 

 islands, that if their stores were thoroughly ransacked, I 

 doubt not but the departments of Natural History would be 

 enlarged by more new and valuable specimens than could 

 be acquired from any land, many times their extent."— =• 

 (From a specimen in Mr. Bullock'6 Museum.) 



