THE ARISTOCRACY OF THE CREST 119 



lower Murray, in South Australia, grew tremen- 

 dously excited at hearing their family whistle in 

 that lonely spot, and one of a trio to whom I 

 whistled in the fastnesses of a mountain in Southern 

 Queensland immediately threw back its head and 

 answered the call. 



But there were other occasions when representa- 

 tives of the species were unimpressed, if not plainly 

 bored, by such overtures. Mark the pride (and 

 caprice) of the aristocrat! 



