. An account of the English colony in New South Wales, from its first settlement in January 1788 to August 1801. 426 ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH COLONY [November The fubjoined Engraving is from a Drawing made on the fpot by Governor Hunter. 0 IT HOMMN CU S FAIR AD OXU 3. AN AMTHEBIOIUS AmMAlL of the MOIE JKIWB. f'/ /////// fey,' //r // The Ornithorhynchus is only found in frefh-water lakes, of which there are many in the inte- rior parts of the country ; fome three quarters of a mile long, and feveral hundred yards broad. It does not fwim upon the fuiface of the water, but comes up occafionally to
. An account of the English colony in New South Wales, from its first settlement in January 1788 to August 1801. 426 ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH COLONY [November The fubjoined Engraving is from a Drawing made on the fpot by Governor Hunter. 0 IT HOMMN CU S FAIR AD OXU 3. AN AMTHEBIOIUS AmMAlL of the MOIE JKIWB. f'/ /////// fey,' //r // The Ornithorhynchus is only found in frefh-water lakes, of which there are many in the inte- rior parts of the country ; fome three quarters of a mile long, and feveral hundred yards broad. It does not fwim upon the fuiface of the water, but comes up occafionally to breathe, which it does in the fame manner as the turtle. When upon the ground it runs with much the fame degree of activity as a land tortoife. It inhabits the banks of the lakes, and is fuppofed to feed in the muddy places which furround them} but the particular kind of food on which it fubfifts is not known. Thf. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Collins, David,1756-1810. London : Cadell & Davies
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