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[B. 
particularly in those that empty themselves into the bottom 
of Van Diemen's Gulf; but as no specimens of either of 
these animals vs^ere preserved, no further notice can be taken 
of them 
* The turtle that frequents the North-east Coast, in the neigh- 
bourhood of Endeavour River, is a variety of the Testudo mydas . — 
See Banks and Solander MSS. 
