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aftet a sliorj; clifi^e overtaken and hSkhd hf ttie 



dof^s. It was a fcmali' of the common sppciop,* 

 (the males of this species are called by the colo- 

 nists " foresters," the females "flyers.)" The 



inaniy havfe heai killed in the neighbouring 

 JiBdige&'weigliinj:^; two Innnlred and twenty pounds: 

 this specimen was conveyed to Been, where I 

 dissected it. 



W& f^bomed through a picturesque and fertile 

 coiintiy^ watejifed the Tumat j many of 

 the Grey coekatoos, with n^d crests^, known by 

 the native name of Gang-, Lian*:»'," were seen, 

 and a beautiful M-hite liawk was quietly perched 

 upon tlje lofty dead tm^^ rf «t tsee. Tim 

 thod& dxtoiployed by natfm ^ c^^iis^ 

 garoos, 19 either driving ^kts^ ioto a river and 

 killing tliem with spears ; or on observing* one 

 approaching, by remaining' perfectly quiet, they 

 aia lalstai^ by i^ aaslsDidll^ fbf ^ charred 

 tmnk at ^ tree,, mni feafl#s%^ adyancing^ are 

 ap^ed or HUed by elubs^f 



« r ffi^dnit^ iHasA t tv:Htje ksat^^iioo sem i it 



Avas an AS\3atu^ With ^6 ususl pink eyes^ and k extremely 

 rare. 



f A Idfi^tf^ iiistitoee t)f ^ tnistake once octmrred 



(and it may be said tlicrt' is scarcely an individual who 

 has travelled in the bush but has made a similar mistake 



