ORNITHOLOGY OF SECTION D, 1850. 
“Our yoyage out was a very prosperous one; we called at 
Madeira, Rio de Janeiro, the Cape of Good Hope, the Mauritius, — 
and Hobart Town. At some of these places I was rather success- 
ful with the dredge; and at sea, the towing net was in constant 
use whenever the weather permitted. After refitting at Sydney, 
we went to Moreton Bay, thence to Port Curtis. At Port Molle 
I shot in the brushes both Megapodius and Talegalla, also Chal- 
cophaps chrysochlora, and a Macropygia, respecting which Tam 
anxious to have your opinion; it appears to me to be smaller than 
M. phasianella. Here the captain's servant shot a small Vectarinia 
pectoralis, respecting which I gave you a note of its having been 
found by Captain Ince and myself to the northward.” 3 
T have carefully examined the specimens of Macropygia, and find 
the differences too slight to admit of its being regarded as distinct. 
H At Cape Upstart I got a Podargus, which I wish you to 
examine,” 
“ At Moreton Bay we saw Sula piscator, Onychoprion panaya, 
and Anéus leucocapillus, and found the last as far squth as off 
Cape Byron.” 
« HAMS. Ratilesnake, at Sea, May 12, 1849. 
“ Moreton Bay, May 19, 1849. 
“ We sailed from Sydney a few days ago for Moreton Bay, after 
remaining there a week we proceed to sea, keeping outside of the 
Teefs, and making a straight course for the Louisiade and New 
Guinea, where the ship will remain surveying until September, when 
usd crosses to Cape York, to meet a vessel from Sydney with pro- 
" ee Respecting the route to be taken on our return to Sydney, 
Deen, ether at present, but we expect to be back in January, 
oo . have long been looking forward to the Louisiade and New 
ikea ia of the voyage; still, unless we are so fortunate as 
a wih. harbour on the south coast of the latter, a dead lee 
‘i St: Ing more can be done than was effected by Bougainville, 
a ee arunning survey without ever being able to land, Our 
Sadie Prospects are better, however, and with these are 
aradise mm my mind visions of Dendrolagi. Ouse? and Birds of 
ae Se, mingled with imaginary skirmishes with the natives, &. ; 
Se shall know the result in due time. 
of hr _ not yet given you any account of our last cruize 
they mats 8: We left Sydney on the 29th of April, 1848, and 
ns ng Kennedy and his party from a vessel in company, at 
