430 8URVEY OF TH? INTI?aTROPICAL ?so. petch? of the lower lands that had oneaped the o? confiagmtiona, which at this period am extending their royages far and wide. Several well,worn water eourms, long ainee dry, w? cro?ed in the rout?, and, having the deaeent to the w?t- ward, nhew at wh?t point their water, during the rainy ?a?on, make their exit. "No quadrupeds were aeen upon this ,sz- eumion, and only the usual indications of ium- garooa: a few birds were o.baerved on tl? wing, chiefly, however, of the pigeon kind," We saw no kangaroos or opossums of any kind during our visit; but, if we may judge from the number of ?nake? at ?o advanced a period of the dry ?zon, when they are generally in a dor- mant state, reptiles are very numerous. Mr. Cun- ningham found a very curious species of lizard, remarkable for having a thin, membranaceo? appendage attached to the back of its head and round the neck, and falling over its shoulder? in folds as low as the fore arm. It wa? ?ent by Mr. Cunningham to the College of Surgeons, where it is now preserved. Small lizards, centi- pedes, and scorpioos, were numerous about-our encampment; and the tree? and bushes about the tents were infested by myriads of hornet? a?l other in?ects, perticulady mo?luitoen and
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