NEW FACTS IN NATURAL HISTORY.

Colonist, Volume VIII, Issue 801, 30 June 1865, Page 4

NEW FACTS IN NATURAL HISTORY.

The Dunediu Evening Star is guilty of the following jokes:— MacKerel is not a Scotch fish, although the name is slightly Gaelic. [Gey-like — i.e., somewhat similar.] Pigs, although uncleanly animals, are fond of the wash. The Cats 1 mews are not poetical. No medicinal properties are contained in the bark of a dog. [Haven't they ?] Welsh rabbits have not yet been acclimatised. The skin of the mole is not the moleskin of commerce. Horses used to a stage are best suited for dramatic purposes ; and those accustomed to drawing conveyances will be found most useful to lawyers. The great seal of the colony was not caught in the Bay. Kangaroos' tales are rarely published. The whales cf ught in tho Pacific are of a different family from those caught from canes in common schools. Crabs, although uncommon, are frequently caug'nt in the river by new members of the boating clubs. Cured fish have not nece33arily been previously invalids, and it does not require the aid of a duly qualified medical practioner to assist in the process. Cods' sounds are not audible. Trawl nets are used by persons searching for pla(i)ce. Gitlott's are not the best pens for sheep.

The navy-duck is of the canvas-back species. Several large cranes may be seen daily on the Rat-tray-street Jetty. The honeycomb is not used for the hair.