Phillips wished to exchange his jacket for one of their opossum cloaks, so I desired him to put it on the ground, and then taking the cloak and placing it near the jacket, I pointed to Phillips, and, taking both articles up, handed the cloak to Phillips and the jacket to our old friend, who perfectly understood my meaning.

After some time he expressed a wish to have the cloak back, and to keep the jacket, with which we had dressed him; but I gave him to understand that he might have his cloak, provided he returned the jacket; which arrangement satisfied him.

A basket (dilli), which I examined, was made of a species of grass which, according to Charley, is found only on the sea coast.
We saw a Tabiroo (Mycteria) and a rifle bird.

The morning was cloudy, but very hot.

Numerous heavy cumuli formed during the afternoon.
March 27 .-- We travelled to lat.