VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES. 
The above inhabits Botany Bay, and feems much allied 
to the I'abuan Parrot defcribed by Mr. Latham^ in his 
Synoffis of Birds \ but in that the head, neck, and under 
parts, incline to purplifh or chocolate colour ; both quills 
and tail are blue, more or lefs edged with green, and a 
crefcent of blue at the back part of the neck ; it has alfo 
the under jaw furrounded with green feathers. It is probable, 
therefore, that our bird is only a variety of the Tabuan 
Ipecies. 
June 4th. This being the anniverfary of his Majefty's 
birth-day, and the firft celebration of it in New South Wales, 
his excellency ordered the Sirius and Supply to fire twenty- 
one guns at fun-rife, at one o'clock, and at fun-fet. Im- 
mediately after the King's fhips had ceafed firing, at one 
o'clock, the Borrowdale, Friendlhip, Fifhburne, Golden 
Grove, and Prince of Wales, fired five guns each. The 
battalion was under arms at twelve, and fired three vollies, 
fucceeded by three cheers. After this ceremony had taken 
place, the lieutenant-governor, with all the officers of the 
fettlement, civil and military, paid their refpedls to his 
excellency, at his houfe. At two o'clock they all met 
there again to dinner, during which the band of mufick 
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