NORTH QUEENSLAND ETHNOGRAPHY — KOTH. 87 



Opossum (PL xix., fig. 15). — AfcC.B. an almost similar position 

 is s iid to represent the rounded cheeks of the animal. 



B mdicoot (PL xix., fig. 18). — The extended little finger is 

 supposed to be the creature's long foot. P.C.B., P.R. 



Porcupine (PL xix., tig. 17). — The thumb and little finger 

 indicate the two feet, or according to some natives, the spines. 

 C.B. 



Porcupine (PL xix., fig. 20). The pricking up of the ear is 

 imitated. P.R. 



Native Companion (PL xix., fig. 14). — Indicating peculiarity 

 of bill. Similar to E.S. 50, but the two fingers are in close oppo- 

 sition laterally instead of one being underneath the other. P.C.B., 

 P.R 



Native Companion (PL xix., fig. 19). — The shin is grazed with 

 the fingers to shew the large rough scales on the bird's legs. C.B. 



Pelican (PL xix., fig. 16). — Slow, sluggish movement of the 

 bird's wings. C.B. See ideagramfor snake in general at P.C.I'.. 



Duck (PL xix., fig. 21) — The flattened bill is represented by 

 the forefinger flattening the tip of the nose. C.B. 



Emu (PL xix., fig. 24). — Head and neck, with movements, 

 imitated with the hand and forearm. C.B., P.I! , Ko. (Compare 

 E.S. 38). The local ideagram for the bird at P. C.B. ( = E.S. 36). 



Turkey-Bustard.— At P.C.B. (= EX 38), which in addition, 

 expresses a pelican. 



Cockatoo (PL xix., fig. 22). — The raising of the top-knot. P. K. 



Cockatoo (PL xix., fig. 26). —Representation of the curved 

 beak. C.B. (Compare E.S. 45). 



Eagle-Hawk (=E.S. 31) Ro.— At P.C.B. and C.B. it is 



identical, except that the palm is turned down instead of up. 



Mosquito (=E.S. 76) but on the opposite arm only at C.B. 



Bee, honey (PL xix., tig. 23) — The open hand brushed down 

 the side of the face which is upturned : this represents the 

 shading of the eyes from the sun while the individual is locating 

 the bees' nest in the tree. Pn.R. At Rockhampton, the signaller 

 gazes intently on the ground for the pellets of dung, and then 

 raises his head at the same time that he shades his eves with his 

 hand to escape the sunlight, etc. 



Bee, honey (PL xix., fig. 25). — -The bee (i.e., the forefinger) is 

 flying home into the hole in the tree-trunk (i.e., the top of the 

 shoulder). P.C.B., P.R, 



Bee, honey (PL xix., fig. 27). — The tomahawk (hand) is cutting 

 the nest out of the tree. (Compare E.S. 81). C.B. 



