On one of these occasions I came across a curious animal that bore a striking resemblance to a kangaroo, and yet was not more than two feet high.

It could climb trees like an opossum and was of the marsupial family.

The pigeons, too, which were very plentiful in these parts, were as large as a big fowl.

The headman, or chief, took quite an interest in me, and never seemed tired of conversing with me, and pointing out the beauties of the country.

He even showed me a certain boundary which he advised us not to pass, as the natives beyond were not under his control.