or gregarious instinct is more rarely seen ; they usually fly in pairs, or in small flocks, not exceeding four or six in number, and are so watchful as to be absolutely unap proachable. These woodland solitudes are also enlivened by the ceaseless twittering of paroquets, which, like the cockatoo tribes, live in large societies. Of these, the Blue Mountain paroquet, the rosella, and the lory, are the most beautiful. There is another species called the love-bird, which usually associate in pairs, perching so closely together, that it is generally impossible to shoot them singly. Like the feathered tribes of New Zealand, to whose vocal melody I have often listened with the same pleasure as it excited in the mind of Captain Cook, those of South Australia commence their hymn at break of day : and on this occasion we were struck with the universal harmony which resulted from the diversified notes of many and varied species. It was, to use the words of the great navi gator, “ like the ringing of small bells, most exquisitely tuned,” and was marked, at measured intervals, by the silvery note of a species of sylvia, which was remarkably soft and melancholy. This combination of sounds seemed to us an instance of that benevolence and design (dis played in every department of creation), by the contem plation of which the senses are gratified, whilst the heart and the understanding are improved. We followed for several miles the course of the Angas* * Named after an eminent London merchant who has taken a leading part in the promotion of this colony. The emigration of some hundreds of Germans,—the victims of religious persecution and injustice in their own country—was brought about by his exertions. The industry and good conduct of these people was the theme of general admiration.