BY FRITZ NOETLING, M.A., Ph.D., ETC. 29I 



The number of ants distinguished is remarkably large, 

 but we find that the native words are all combinations of 

 the word " tietta " or " teita " with another word. Con- 

 sidering that the eggs of these insects were delicacies, 

 it is hardly surprising that they distinguished such a large 

 number. The " white grub," which was also considered 

 a , delicacy, is distinguished from the ordinary cater- 

 pillar (i). 



9._VERMES. 



Only two species are distinguished, viz. : — 



1. The leech 



2. The common earth worm. 



The first is a particularly objectionable inhabitant of 

 the Tasmanian bush, which must have greatly worried 

 the naked Aborigines; and the second is so common an 

 object that it cannot fail to attract notice. It is pretty 

 certain to assume that neither served as food. 



10.— MOLLUSCA. 



The last group of animals, but not the least important 

 one, includes the names of 13 species, viz.: — 



1. Chiton (2) Chiton pectolatus. 



2. The Mutton Fish Haliotis tuberculata. 



3. The Mutton Fish Haliotis glabra. 



4. The Limpet Patella tasmania. 



5. Mussel M3-tihis latus. 



6. Aragonauta Aragonauta nodosa 



7. Ovster Ostrea eduhs. 



8. Periwinkle (3) (?) 



9. Turbo Turbo (Marmorostoma) un- 



dulatus. 



10. Triton Triton spengleri. 



11. Voluta Yoluta mamilla. 



12. Voluta "^'"oluta fusiformis. 



13. Wherry (It is impossible to say what 



species was understood by 

 this name). 



(i) I might again draw attention to another of the anomalies 

 in Milligan's vocabulary. The ant-eater (Echidna setosa) is 

 called mung-yena or moynea by the eastern tribes, and in the 

 same dialect a grub is called mung-wenya or menia. 



(2) There are several species of Chiton, but Ch. pectolatus is 

 the most common. 



(3) It is difficult to say what kind of gastropod was under- 

 stood under this name, probably one of the larger species of 

 Fusus or Fasciolaria. 



