Near the scrub, and probably in old camping places of the natives, we frequently saw the bones of kangaroos and emus.

I mention this fact in reference to the observations of American travellers, who very rarely met with bones in the wilderness; and to remark, that the climate of Australia is so very dry as to prevent decomposition, and that rapacious animals are few in number--the native dog probably finding a sufficiency of living food.
On the 25th there were thunder-storms, but they did not reach us.

The night was cloudy, and we had some few drops of rain in the morning of the 26th, but the weather cleared up about ten o'clock; cumuli formed in the afternoon, and towards night thunder-storms were observed both in the east and west.

I found a shrubby prickly Goodenia, about four or five feet high, growing on the borders of the scrub.
Feb.

27 .-- Mr.Gilbert, whom I had sent back from the wells of the natives to bring on the camp, had been prevented from doing so, and I had consequently to return the whole distance.