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1820. the latter was a specimen of the psittacus hcemato - 
dus, or Blue-mountain parrot of Port Jackson; 
and a crane-like bird, similar to the ardea an- 
tigone, was seen at a distance. Some of our gen- 
tlemen observed the impression of a bird’s foot, 
resembling that of an emu ; it was nine inches 
broad : very few insects were found here. We 
saw no more of the natives after their visit on 
the 30th, but the smokes of their fires were fre- 
quently observed in the interior. Mr. Cunning- 
ham found some traces of their having eaten the 
fruit of the pandanus, of which he says, 44 Pan - 
danus pedunculatus, (Brown,) forms ornamental 
clumps on these arid downs, and, being now 
heavily laden with its compound fruit, afforded 
me an ample supply of seeds in a well-ripened 
state. These tempting orange-coloured fruits had 
induqed the natives to gather a quantity lor the 
sake of the little pulp about their base, and I ob- 
served that, in order to enjoy themselves without 
trouble, they had lately kindled their fires im- 
mediately beneath some of the trees laden with 
fruit, which with some shell-fish had afforded 
them a good repast "—Cunningham MSS. 
The weather during our visit has been oftener 
clouded and hazy than clear: the wind veered 
between S.S.E. and E.S.E., and was generally 
fresh and accompanied with squalls. The ther- 
mometer ranged on board, in the shade, between 
