It made a singular noise when taken out of the water.
We found here Unios of a fine pink and purple colour inside the valves, and a new species of Cyclas with longitudinal ribs.

Small black ants, and little flies with wings crossing each other, annoy us very much, the one creeping all over our bodies and biting us severely, and the other falling into our soup and tea, and covering our meat; but the strong night-breeze protects us from the mosquitoes.

A pretty lizard (Tiliqua) of small size, with yellowish spots on a brown ground, was caught, and seemed to be plentiful here about.

The Acacia, with very long linear drooping leaves, that had been observed at the Dawson, re-appeared both on Comet Creek and the banks of the Mackenzie.

Our latitude was 23 degrees 33 minutes 38 seconds.
Jan.