VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES. 
they paddled away from us. On looking about to dif- 
cover the caufe, we perceived the gunner of the Supply 
at fome little diftance, with a gun in his hand; an 
inllrument of death, againft which they entertain an 
infuperable averfion. As foon as I difcovered him, 
called to him to ftay where he was, and not make a nearer 
approach ; or, if he did, to lay down his gun. The 
latter requeft he immediately complied with ; and when 
the natives faw him unarmed, they {hewed no further 
fear, but returning to their employment, continued 
alternately to ling fongs, and to mimic the gentlemen 
who accompanied me. 
We this day fhot the Sacred Kings- Fijher (See Plate 
annexed). This bird is about the fize of a thrufh, and 
meafures nearly ten inches in length: the top of the 
head is blue, and crefted ; fides of the head, and back 
part of it, black ; over the eye, from the noftrils, a rufly 
coloured ftreak ; the chin, the middle of the neck, all 
round, and all the under part of the body, buff-colour, 
more or lefs inclining to ruft ; the upper part of the 
plumage chiefly blue; but the beginning of the back is 
black, as are alfo the quills and tail feathers within, 
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