Editing Bunyip (section)

=== William Buckley's account of bunyips, 1852 ===
Another early written account is attributed to escaped convict [[William Buckley (convict)|William Buckley]] in his 1852 biography of thirty years living with the [[Wathaurong]] people. His 1852 account records "in&nbsp;... Lake Moodewarri [now Lake Modewarre] as well as in most of the others inland&nbsp;... is a&nbsp;... very extraordinary amphibious animal, which the natives call Bunyip." Buckley's account suggests he saw such a creature on several occasions. He adds, "I could never see any part, except the back, which appeared to be covered with feathers of a dusky grey colour. It seemed to be about the size of a full grown calf&nbsp;... I could never learn from any of the natives that they had seen either the head or tail."<ref>Tim Flannery (Ed.) (2002): ''The life and adventures of William Buckley: thirty-two years a wanderer amongst the Aborigines of the unexplored country round Port Phillip'' by John Morgan and William Buckley (first published 1852); this edition: Text Publishing, Melbourne Australia, p. 66. {{ISBN|1-877008-20-6}}</ref> Buckley also claimed the creature was common in the [[Barwon River (Victoria)|Barwon River]] and cites an example he heard of an Aboriginal woman being killed by one. He emphasized the bunyip was believed to have supernatural powers.<ref>Tim Flannery (Ed.) (2002), ''The life and adventures of William Buckley'', pp. 138–9.</ref>