Identifier: discoveriesinaus00stok (find matches)
Title: Discoveries in Australia;
Year: 1846 (1840s)
Authors: Stokes, John Lort, 1811-1885
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: London : T. and W. Boone
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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e, where she soon became a wreck. Forbesstates that several Dutchmen had called at the island, towhom he appealed for rescue, but they all refused to inter-fere ; and latterly, whenever any vessel hove in sight, hewas always bound hand and foot, so that he should have nochance of escape. Both himself and the other boy hadbeen made slaves to the tribes; his companion died aboutthree years since. The poor fellow is still in a very badstate of health ; the sinews of his legs are very much con-tracted, and he has a great number of ulcers all over hislegs and body. Fortunately for Forbes, Mr. Watson hada surgeon on board the Essington, who immediately puthin under a course of medicine, which, without doubt,VOL. I. 2 I 478 PROCEEDINGS AT TIMOR LAUT. saved his life ; for/from the emaciated state in which he wasreceived on board, it was impossible, without medical aid,that he could have survived much longer. Too muchpraise cannot be awarded to Mr. Watson for his exertionsin rescuing this lad.
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APPENDIX. LIST OF BIRDS, COLLECTED BY THE OFFICERS OF H. M. S. BEAGLE,DURING THE YEARS 1837—1843. Ichthyigetus leucogaster. leracidea Berigora. Astur approximans, Vig. S) Horsf. Collocalia arborea. Podargus huraeralis, Vig. ^ Horsf. Phalaenoides, Gould. Eurostopodus guttatus.Merops ornatus, Lath.Dacelo Leachii. cervina, Gould. Halcyon MacLeayii, Jard. ^^ Sdb.Alcyone azurea.Dicrurus bracteatus, Gould.Colluricincla cinerea, Gould.Pachycephala guttural is. melanura, Gould. .. pectoralis, Vig. 4 Horsf. . Lanoiides, Gould. Artamus sordidus.Cracticus destructor. . argentens. 2i2 480 APPENDIX. Grallina Australis.Graucalus melanops. albiventris. Pitta Iris, Gould. Oriolus viridis. Cinclosoma punctatum, Vig. ij Iloraf. Malurus Lamberti, Vig. ^ Homf. ■ melanocephalusj Vig. ^ Horsf. splendons. Brownii, Vig. ^ Horsf. Stipiturus malachurus.Cysticola exilis ?Ephthianura albifrons.Sericornis frontalis.Anthus pallescens.Cincloramphus cruralis. Mirafra? ? Petroica multicolor.Zosterops luteus.Parda

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