under sail; all the species were new, and belonged to the genera 
Labrus, Balistes, Cottus, Ostracion, Chaetodon, etc. During the 
whole evening of the same day, we perceived an enormous quantity 
of whales, of which several came very near the ship. We also saw 
several sea-snakes from 1 y 2 to 2 metres (five or six feet) long.” 
They anchored in Dam pier’s Bay, at the northern end of Freyeinet 
peninsula, but the same evening a sudden storm forced them to run 
back to their old anchorage oft Bernier Island. After vainly wait- 
ing here for the “Naturaliste” till 12th July, they continued their 
journey northwards. After rounding the North-West Cape and 
passing Hermite Island, “from the 23rd to the 25th we had feeble 
winds, interspersed with flat calms. . . . Besides a prodigious number 
of Medusae, Salpae and Porpitae, etc., we were surrounded by fishes 
of various genera, particularly Balistes, Chaetodon, Clupea, etc., 
which must be placed at the head of the equatorial fishes. Every 
moment we perceived round the vessel very large sharks, and on all 
sides whales and turtles presented themselves in great numbers. We 
recognised also two new species of sea-snakes, of which one 25-32 
dms. long (<8-10ft.), was green spotted with red and brown; the other 
only 9-13dms. (3-4 feet), of a dull green colour, was distinguished 
by large yellow and black splashes spread over the back.” 
On the 17th a party landed on Depuch Island. “They saw only 
one quadruped, which from a distance, appeared to be a dog; a con- 
jecture which has the more probability since this species occurs on 
every point of the neighbouring continent. One of our sailors 
also thought he had seen a small kangaroo. Birds are reduced to 
some species of flycatchers and shore-birds. They also brought back 
a grey snake, 16 dcms. (5ft.) long, of the genus Boa. Insects there 
comprise numerous species of ants, grasshoppers and crickets, and 
' especially a fly which, by its prodigious numbers, much fatigued our 
"men. Amongst the shells we must mention a charming species of 
Pyrula (P. ecspila , n. sp.) elegantly ornamented with little rosy 
rspots.” After passing Bedout Island, “on the first of August, we 
experienced a violent storm, during which I had occasion to observe 
some medusae of a prodigious size; most of them were no less than 
6.5 dms. (2ft.) in diameter, and weighed more than 25 or 30 kilo- 
grammes (50 to 601bs.). Several species of the same genus yielded 
us valuable observations for an account of the phosphorescence of 
the sea.” 
On the 5th they discovered the Lacepede Islands, and in front 
of them a reef “which we named Whale Shoals, on account of the 
great number of animals of this genus which we encountered there. 
All through the day we also saw large troops of molluscs, and many 
fishes and sea-snakes. Our collections were increased by many 
species of each of these classes of animals.” 
The 9th and 10th they were among islands which they named 
Ohampagny Archipelago. “All this part of the sea is very full of 
