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first mentioned by Dampier, 197 ; 

 colour of, 197 ; Malay, Indian, and 

 dingo dogs one species, 197 ; size 

 and appearance, 197-198 ; number of 

 pups at a birth, 198 ; will cross with 

 any dog, 198 ; a sly and quarrelsome 

 animal, 198 ; has an excellent memory, 

 198 ; and is revengeful, 1 98-199 ; 

 colonists abhor it, 198 ; when cap- 

 tured simulates death, 198 ; never 

 thoroughly tamed, 198 ; ridiculous 

 affection of native master for, 198 ; 

 cross-breeding a failure, 199 ; a cruel 

 sheep-worrier, 199 ; rewards offered 

 for destruction of, 199 ; a clever bird- 

 catcher, 200 ; hunts for pups till 

 they are three-parts grown, 200 ; 

 never barks, 200 ; a lugubrious 

 howler, 201 ; a great thief, and very 

 mischievous, 201 ; a silent and active 

 animal, 2oi ; likes to be petted, 201- 

 202 ; harbour amongst ant-hills, 231 ; 

 kills a kangaroo, 243-244 ; con- 

 stantly howling, 244 ; fight amongst 

 themselves, 244 ; not numerous in 

 Queensland, 261 ; fossil remains of, 

 320 



Diver, dress of, a terror to sharks, 307 ; 

 perils of, 307 ; remarkable experiences 

 of, 307 



Dog-fish, numerous and voracious in 

 King George's Sound, 155 



Dolphin, Risso's, seen and captured in 

 King George's Sound, 154 ; schools 

 of the common species reported in 

 the Austra'ian Bight 



Dories, abundant in Australian Bight, 

 125 



Dotterel, 216 



Dove, ground, long-crested species, 249 ; 

 run like quails, 250 ; very wild, 250 ; 

 none of the habits of the pigeons, 250 



Dover Point, a cliff in Australian Bight 

 600 feet high, 120 



Dragon, Australian. See Frilled-lizard 



Dragon-fish, on Barrier Reef, 314 



Drainage, natural, 5 



Dromcpus irroratus. See Emu 



Dromceus novce hollandice. See Emu 



Drawings, clever native on cliffs, 192- 

 193 



Duck, pass the night in dry river-bed, 

 Swan River desert, 186 ; heard flying 

 at night, 187 ; brown whistling, 246 ; 

 large dark and small light grey, 250 



Duck-bill, size and weight, 78 ; de- 

 scription of burrow, 78 ; brain, 78- 

 79 ; congregate together, 79, 81 ; 

 prefers small pools and still waters, 



79-80 ; colour and description of 

 fur, 79 ; spurs not used for attack or 

 defence, 79-80 ; a strong swimmer, 

 80 ; curious attitude in floating, 80 ; 

 capture by aborigines, 80 ; charac- 

 teristics of skeleton very reptilian, 80 ; 

 lacteal-pits, 80 ; food stowed in cheek- 

 pouches, 81 ; distribution of, 81 ; a 

 lively and playful animal, 81 

 Dugong, 305, 309 ; the Great Barrier 

 Reef the home of, 305 ; general 

 description, 305 ; formerly a fearless 

 animal, 305 ; actions and habits under 

 water, 306, 307, 309 ; likely to 

 be exterminated, 307 ; a harmless 

 creature, 307 ; habits of cow with 

 her calf, 307 



Eagles, 16, white- bellied, 16 ; w^edge- 

 tailed, 16 ; carrion feeders, 17 ; 

 charged with attacking lambs, 17 ; 

 general habits, 17-18 



Echidna aculeata. See Native porcupine 



Echoneis reinora^ sucker-fish on Barrier 

 Reef, 314 



Eels, in river water-holes, 173 ; in 

 Port Darwin district, 242 ; congers 

 on Barrier Reef, 314 



Egret, white, probably an accidental 

 visitor to Australia, 2 50-2 5 1 



Ellyman, or shield, 292 



Emblama picta^ a brilliantly coloured 

 finch found in Swan River and 

 Champion Bay districts, 21 8 



Emu, on'y a tradition about the head 

 of Spencer's Gulf, 105 ; seen at head 

 of Australian Bight, 123 ; perhaps 

 most widely distributed ot Austrahan 

 birds, 143 ; description of the two 

 species, 143 ; an intermediate variety, 

 143 ; doubtful if there are two species, 

 143 ; two varieties interbreed, 143 ; 

 variation in colour of eggs, 143 ; 

 number in clutch, 143 ; question con- 

 cerning incubation, 143 ; only par- 

 tially gregarious, 144 ; division of 

 care of young, 144 ; driven from all 

 settled districts, 144 ; method of 

 travelling, 144 ; speed equal to that 

 of a horse, 145 ; its kick, 145 ; a 

 dangerous antagonist, 145 ; solitary 

 emus, 145 ; kneefing when resting, 



145 ; other attitudes and habits, 145- 



146 ; its cries and calls, 146 ; boom- 

 ing of emu a sign of rain, 146 ; 

 sexual appendage of the female, 146 ; 

 the hen-bird larger than the cock, 

 146 ; few now left in the old colonies, 

 146 ; distribution of, 146 ; flesh of, 



