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bones were from New Zealand and one from 
China. Owen had no lack of material to examine 
at this time, as the diary shows : 
'November i.— R. to the London Docks, to 
look at nine boxes of bones from America. In 
the evening hard at work on the “ Mammalia.” ’ 
‘ (ith . — Mr. Warburton called to olfer R. the 
presidency of the Geological Society. Obliged to 
decline, as he had not the time to give to it.’ 
‘ 14/i. — R. received two letters from Sydney, 
man called Leichardt sends the lower jaw of 
a great kangaroo-like extinct animal. Also inter- 
esting letter from Lord Derby. A kangaroo at 
Nnowsley has been watched till the matter so 
®ag in doubt is cleared up. She was seen taking 
•^he new-born tiny kangaroo in her fore-paws and 
Patting it in the pouch.’ 
‘ 2 ist . — R. to the London Docks, to fetch away 
^hat there is of the tail and head of the glyptodon. 
he head, unfortunately, is very imperfect, though 
he tail is good.’ 
'December 3.— This evening the box of 
Trotodon bones came from Herr Leichardt. 
a opened it and found a vertebra, a beautiful 
^If-jaw of a young animal, &c.’ 
— R. to his cutter-out"‘ with some very 
^traordinary bones from Africa. Two heads of 
animal resembling a lizard but with huge tusks 
the upper jaw. Going to have them picked 
’ The mason who cuts the fossils out of the stone, &c. 
