c i iiio' the sc^l,, ^oiit which tlifferent species 



nf ILficalif)>fi were scattered ; niiionn' them tlic 

 Box \Yvv " of the colony, (I'icrrt' of tlic luitivos,) 

 ** IJasturd apiilo true, " i^('arhiit of tin; natives,) 

 ^* Bastaxd box Uree/* (Baigan dt Ite nbongines,) 

 aiwi <*ii>oa\afV* ("Mucker** of ^ oatives^) 

 were mo*t nnnicTOiis. At this season thcv were 

 f ovcreil Avitli a profusioii of wliite Ijlossojiis, which 

 attracted flocks of parroLjuets, to sip, liJvo the puny 



of the natives, was seen loaded with its fragrant 

 yellow l.)hissoms ; and also a frw trees of the 

 *' Bum, billeraii^'/' or Banksia rosmar'mifblia. 



I rode for a law mUes libfoixgh tl^ fertile fiat> 

 y/hich continued undimiiushed hi pl<to@^xi6 



beauty, nntil again the dark foli^e 0 &m 

 " Pk)w y," or SMvanip oaks, indicated the prox- 

 imity to the fine stream of tlic Murrumbidgce ; 

 ^ndj arriving atltatbeoikdt crossed to the farm of 

 Mt* W^by, cafited <* J>erl)ykra, '* -whm I was 

 glad to ri >t after a long and suUry ride of thirty 

 miles. 1 lii-H farm, sitiuitrd in [i beautiful spot, 

 is close to the junction of the Tuniat and Mur- 

 runibidgee rivers. 



On apptoaching tbe liw, tke feathejf«d crea- 

 tion in miij^-fid harmony aninuitcd the scene ; 

 the tinkling note of tlie " Bell-ljiril," or " Gil- 

 hulla, * of the riatives was heard, a certain har- 



