EXPLANATION OF PLATE XX. 



Figs. 1 and 2. Whirlers. These are hung by the string to catch the wind, 

 and so made to revolve near a baby, rendering the latter " tabu ; " 

 used at Butcher's Hill, Oooktown ami Bloomrield River. In the 

 Koko-yimidir dialect, spoken from the Annan and Endeavour 

 Rivos along the coast line to Cape Flattery, they are called 

 marpan. In the Koko-yellangi dialect, spoken at Butcher's Hill, 

 the name is jinna-juronggor . The colours used are red and white. 

 Both implements are from Butcher's Hill. 



,, 3. A whaler charm to render an object " tabu. : ' Mapoon— Dr. Roth 

 surmises this to be a modern form <>f the charm represented in 

 PI. xxi., figs. 1 and 2. The colours used are red and white. 



