BY K. ETHERIDGE, JUX. 401 



tirst undoubted illustration is that by the late Governor Eyre, 

 who in his "Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central 

 Australia, &c.,"* figures a Billetla simply with the remark, 

 " Throwing-stick of north coast, 3 feet 1 inch." It is, however, 

 differently ornamented to either of those in the Macleay Museum, 

 having two zones at the proximal end, one bearing a cross and 

 the other consisting of two double curved lines, placed back to 

 back, diverging from one another, rather like the letter x. At the 

 distal end, just in front of the peg, is a longer zone, longitudinally 

 lined. But previous to this the late Admiral P P. King tiguredf 

 a womerah from Hanover Bay, which is apparently the present 

 one, although the illustration might pass for the Orrok-orrok. No 

 description is given. We next come to the late R. B. Smyth's 

 figure. X This represents a plain and unornamented weapon similar 

 to PI. XI. fig. 2, but having a much wider double emargination 

 for the grip. Smyth merely says "throwing-stick in common use 

 amongst the natives of the north-west coast." 



The illustration § given by Dr. E. H. Knight is a very rough 

 one, and ascribes the BiUetta to South Australia, as also the 

 Orrok-orrok, an assumption which is quite erroneous. This figure 

 in no way aflfords any indication of colouring or ornamental 

 design. Lastly, the BiUetta is given by the late Edward Harcjman 

 as Gnalealing amongst his illustrations of Kiraberley weapons,i| 

 and states that it closely resembles the Gurreik of the Yarra 

 Tribe in Victoria, but on appealing to Smyth's work as the best 

 authority on such a question as this, one is surprised to find that 

 there is no more resemblance between the Yarra weapon,1I spelt 

 Gur-reek, by Smyth, and that from Kimberley, than one would 

 expect in a purely generic sense ; specifically speaking, they bear 

 no relation at all to one another. 



* 8vo. London, 1845, ii. pi. 6, f. 7. 

 + Survey of the Intertropical Coasts of Australia, &c., 1827, li. 1st pi., f. 4. 

 X Aborigines of Victoria, 1878, i. p. 338. f. 147. 

 § Study of the Savage Weapons at the Centennial Exhibition, Philadel- 

 phia, 1876. Smith.'ionian Bejiort, 1879, p. 276, f. 117. 



II Proc. Pv. Irish Acad., 1888, i. (3), Pt. 1, p. 66, t. 2, f. 15, 15'. 

 IT Aborigines of Victoria, 1878, i., p. 309, f. 88-93. 



