W. J. Hooker, that among the ouvirandra which I brought over there has recently been found a second species, the Ouvirandra Bernieriana, bearing deli cately rose-coloured flowers. This new species Sir W. J. Hooker has described and figured recently in the “ Botanical Magazine.” The map is reduced from the outline of the late Commodore Owen’s survey. I am indebted to photography for the chief part of the illustrations of the volume. The different portraits, some of which exhibit remarkable heads, are all from photographs taken in the country. Several of the views, as well as the representations of a number of trees and plants, were obtained by the same means, or from sketches made, with one or two exceptions, while the objects were before me. The ouvirandra was drawn from a plant brought to this country; and I beg to return my sincere thanks to the pro prietors of “ Knight’s Museum of Animated Nature ” for the use of three illustrations of subjects of natural history. In my remarks on the native language, I have made use of the grammars of Messrs. Baker and Griffiths, but more especially of a valuable paper on the language, kindly furnished for me some years ago by the late Rev. J. J. Freeman. I also avail myself of the’ present opportunity to
