AUSTRALIAN TRIBAL NAMES, WITH THEIR 

 SYNONYMS. 



Compiled from Ethnographical Works in the Australiaa 

 Museum Library, 1909. 



By W. W. Thorpe, Ethnologist. 



I. — Introduction. 



This com])ilation was originally intended as a hand-list for 

 personal reference, to enable the writer to see at a slance the 

 approximate, if not the definite, locality of any given Tribe, 

 without having to search through the literature of the subject. 



As the title implies, the matter was derived from Ethno- 

 graphical works in the Australian Museum Library, but to these 

 are added, or interpolated, a few obtained from other reliable 

 sources, A Bibliography of the works consulted is given at 

 the end. 



As to Synonyms : — The writer has tried to make cross- 

 references to obviously identical Tribes. In this connection,, 

 the various phonetic interpretations placed upon tribal names 

 by diflfereut authorities, resulting in many spellings of the same 

 word or words, are remarkable. Although upwards of six 

 hundred names are in the list, the synonymy would reduce it by 

 ten or fifteen per cent. 



The useful abbreviations adopted by Dr. W. E. Roth in his. 

 Ethnographical works have been included. 



It is obvious that the Catalogue is far from complete, many 

 Tribes luiving passed into oblivion before being recorded, wliile 

 others may have yet to be discovered. It is possible that an. 

 occasional dialectal name has been included, bub this is 

 unavoidable. Where two hyphened localities are given, the- 

 intention is to show that the Tribes are, or were, situated in 

 the intervening areas. 



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