Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-west and Western Australia During the Years 1837, 38 and 39: Under the Authority of Her Majesty's Government Describing Many Newly Discovered, Important, and Fertile Districts with Observations on the Moral and Physical Condition of the Aboriginal Inhabitants, Etc. Etc, Volume 2T. and W. Boone, 1964 - Natural history |
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Page 134
... seen , and from what Captain Grey has seen on a former occasion , there is little doubt that it extends north and south from the northern part of the Menai Hills as far south as the River Arrow- smith - a distance of more than 80 miles ...
... seen , and from what Captain Grey has seen on a former occasion , there is little doubt that it extends north and south from the northern part of the Menai Hills as far south as the River Arrow- smith - a distance of more than 80 miles ...
Page 175
... seen this animal before . ; August 9 .-- Caught two or three small insects , somewhat resembling a bug , of a dirty brick colour and several minute species of Diphyes and small jelly - fish . August 19. - Caught a small Janthina ...
... seen this animal before . ; August 9 .-- Caught two or three small insects , somewhat resembling a bug , of a dirty brick colour and several minute species of Diphyes and small jelly - fish . August 19. - Caught a small Janthina ...
Page 396
... seen from this anchorage . South of Point Moore is another bay formed by a continuation of the same reef that shelters Champion Bay from the westward ; but it is quite exposed to the prevailing winds . From Champion Bay the coast tot he ...
... seen from this anchorage . South of Point Moore is another bay formed by a continuation of the same reef that shelters Champion Bay from the westward ; but it is quite exposed to the prevailing winds . From Champion Bay the coast tot he ...
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aborigines acalepha amongst antennæ appeared APPENDIX barnacles beach blue body boyl-yas brown Capt Captain Grey caught Champion Bay circumstances coast colony colour commenced continent crabs dialect distance district elytra Europeans eyes female fire fish gelatinous animals genus Gould Gray Ann Grey halted head hills Hist Holland inch Inhab inhabitants insects islands Kaiber kangaroo King George's Sound land laws legs length margin miles Moore River natives NATURAL HISTORY nearly Ogilby onwards Overlanders pale party Perth portion prussian blue range round savage Scincus Scotophilus seen settlers Sharks Bay shell shew shields side South Australia southern spear species specimens spines spot Swan River tail tentaculæ tibiæ Tiliqua tion tree Van Diemen's Land Velella walked Western Australia whilst wings wives wood