James Cook - A Journal of the proceedings of His Majesty's Bark Endeavour on a voyage round the world, by Lieutenant James Cook, Commander, commencing the 25th of May 1768 - 23 Oct. 1770: No. 321

                                                 New Wales or East Coast of New Holland

very good Eating. Here are likewise Lizards, Scorpions, Sentapees etc, but not in any plenty. Tame Animals they have none but Dogs & of these we saw but one & therefore must be very scarce & probably they eat them faster than they breed them, we should not have seen this one had he not made us frequent Visits while we lay in Endeavour River ________________
    The land Fowls are Bustards, Eagles, Hawkes, Crows such as we have in England, Cockatoes of 2 sorts white & Brown, very beautiful Birds of the Parrot kind such as Lorryquets etc., Pidgeons, Doves, Quails, & several sorts of smaller birds. The Sea & Water Fowls are Herons, Boobies, Nodies, Gils, Curlews, Ducks Pelicans etc. & when Mr Banks & Mr Gore where in the Country at the head of Endeavour River, they saw & heard in the Night great Numbers of Geese. The Sea is indifferently well stocked with fish of Various sorts, such as Sharks, Dog-Fish, Rock fish, Mullets, Breams, Cavallies, Mack'rel, old wives, Leather Jackets, Five Fingers, Sting rays, Whip rays etc. all excellent in their kind. The Shell fish are Oysters of 3 or 4 sorts, Viz/ Rock Oysters & Mangrove Oysters, which are small, Pearl Oysters & Mud Oysters, these last are the best & Largest I ever saw, Cockles & Clams of Several sorts, many of those that are found upon the Reefs are of a prodigious size, Craw fish, Crabs, Muscles, & a variety of other sorts. Here are also upon the Shoals & Reefs great Numbers of the finest Green Turtle in the world & in the River & Salt Creeks are some Aligators _________________
 Person of the Natives  The Natives of this Country are of a middle Stature, streight Bodied & Slender limb'd their Skins the Colour of Wood soot, their Hair mostly black some Lank & others curled, they all wear it Cropt Short, their Beards which are generally black they likewise crop short or Singe off. There features are far from being disagreeable & their Voices are soft & Tunable, they go quite naked both Men & Woman without any manner of Cloathing whatever even the Women do not so much as cover their privities, altho' none of us was ever Very near any of their Women, one Gentleman excepted yet we are all as well satisfied of this as if we had lived among them. Notwithstanding we had several interviews with the Men while we lay in Endeavour River, yet wether through Jealousy or disregard they never brought any of their women along with them to the Ship but always left them on the Opposite side of the river where we hd frequent Opportunitys viewing them thro' our Glasses. They wear as Ornaments Necklaces made of Shells, Bracelets or Hoops about their Arms made mostly of Hair twisted & made like a Cord Hoop, these they wear tight about the upper parts of their Arms & some have Girdles made
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