As we were sitting at our dinner, a fine half-grown emu walked slowly up to us, as if curious to know what business we had in its lonely haunts; unfortunately for us, the bark of our little terrier frightened it; and, although one of my Blackfellows shot after it, it retired unscathed into the neighbouring thicket.

Mr.Roper killed a Rallus, which Mr.Gilbert thought to be new.

The high land from which we came, appears at present as a distant range to the south-east.
Fine-grained sandstone, with impressions of leaves, was again observed, and a few pieces of silicified wood.

A Thysanotus with fine large blossoms now adorns the forest.

The native carrot is in seed; the Eryngium of Jimba, and a leguminous plant, prostrate with ternate leaves and bunches of yellow flowers, were frequent; several beautiful species of everlastings were occasionally seen, and the little orange-tree of the Condamine grew in the scrub.
Nov.