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By the earlier eolonists the bilhy was not only regarded as an animal 

 against Avhicli the methods of the exterminator need not be employed, it Avas even 

 aeeorded a eertain amount of jirotection and was, at times, kept as a pet about 

 Hie house. The toleranee with which it was regarded by people whose hands 

 )nay justly be said to have been against all animals was tUu' to the fact that it 



V\g. :'.r)3. Lateral views of skulls. (A) T. Jagofis, from Nalpa. (B) T. sufliiiu, S.A. Mus., 

 No.]Sn(i22. (C) T. iiit/njies. from Ooldea. All natural size. 



was recognized <>arly that, in tlie destruction of mice and insects, the ral)bit 

 baiuiicools were extremely useful creatures, rnfortuuately, this regard for the 

 animals seems to have l)een forgotten I)y a later generation, and in more recent 

 da>s but little mercv has been shown to them by any section of the community. 



