Feathered Jackass."* Its peculiar 

 Imiii'li, coiiimoTicinj^ from a low, ami oiaduallv 

 rising to a high and hniil tmic, is ortcn licard 

 by the traveller in all parts of the colony, send- 

 ing forth imf&mng mkts vMht retn^itilfog 

 perched upon the lofty hraneli of a tree watching 

 for ])rey ; it is rcsjx'eted by gardeiier> i'or de- 

 stroyiii*!,' grul>>, ixc. The natives at Yn> eali the 

 bird Gogera," or " Gogobcra," proljahly from 

 iU pectiHar note, -virhich has some res@mUa£tee 

 to the sound of the word. Ife said that one 

 seldom laitghs witliont being aecnin]janied by a 

 second, foriiiing' a very harnionictus tbiet. 



This bird, from its devouring nnce and veno- 

 ttm!& reptiles^ 4«se*fV6| j^rot^Oii j (Ikawkft klB# 

 destroy siiak^ tsi this colony A gentlemaa told 

 me that he was perfectly aiWe of tlie bird de- 

 stroying snakes, as lie had often seen tlieni earry 

 the reptiles to a tree, and break their headd to 



BSitd iii& h^ immtt Hk^m desti»»y <^ibketi$ soon 



after they were hatched, and carry away eggs, 

 breaking the sliell with tlieir sharp beaks, to 

 get at their eontents. Om- t)i" these birds, 



^ This -pfiicfi&ioued a Jady at home to deckre, that of all 

 iimi*Wipa«tfiBi3 ^n^^tte^rcif AmtfaHa, tlwught nothing 

 cooM equal the ^* leathered d<)nkey.*' 



