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INDEX 



Ibis, large brown and black-necked, 



seen in Port Darwin district, 250 

 Ibis strictipennis^ 250 

 Iguana, found at great distance from 



water, 190 ; active habits of, 190 ; 



large water-monitors found at Swan 



River, Champion Bay, and Port 



Darwin, 240 ; more abundant in 



Queensland, 271 

 Implacental group, a puzzling one, 66 ; 



remarks on apparent paralleled 



genera, 66 

 Imported, butterflies, 83 ; birds, 95 ; 



plants, 89, 95-96 ; seeds in wool of 



merino sheep, 95 

 Inland-sea theory, not so wild as often 



supposed, 102 

 Island kings. See Straitsmen 

 Islands, seals frequented to breed, 135 



Jacky-Jacky, afFecting anecdote of a 



faithful aborigine, 47-48 

 ** Johnny- Raw," the, a scape-goat, 28-29 

 Jumping-rat. See Rat 

 Jumping - snake, very remarkable 



creature, 187 ; apparently a Seps 



lizard, and description of, 187 ; food 



of, 188 



Kangaroo, 36 ; origin of the word, 

 36-37 ; the great kangaroo a typical 

 animal, 36 ; elegance of its build, 

 36 ; number of species in Riverine, 

 36 ; sizes and weights, 37 ; size and 

 weight of red-kangaroo, brush-kan- 

 garoo, etc., 37 ; strange reproductive 

 habits of kangaroos, 39 ; only one at 

 a birth, 39; the "Joey," 39; the 

 kangaroo-hound, 40 ; the kangaroo 

 a formidable antagonist, 40 ; kan- 

 garoo chasing an exciting sport, 40- 

 41 ; great-grey not found on western 

 side of continent, 142 ; species in 

 Port Darwin district, 234 ; native 

 methods of capturing, 288 ; the pit- 

 fall, 288 ; enormous size and numbers 

 of prehistoric species, 324-325 



Kangaroo-grass, prevailing herbage in 

 "rich grassy country," 150 ; in 

 Queensland, 266 



Kiley. See Boomerang 



King George's Sound, an important 

 region historically and naturally, 141 ; 

 nearly became a French colony, 141 ; 

 change of fauna at a decided demarca- 

 tion between two sides of the con- 

 tinent, 148 ; a typical region, 148 ; 



starting-point of western flora, 1 50 ; 

 fish of, similar to those of the 

 Australian Bight, 154-155 



Kite, carrion feeding, 106 ; breed in 

 company, 106 ; description of nests 

 and eggs, 106 



Koala, the native bear, 63-64 ; found 

 on Kosciusko to height of 2000 feet, 

 63 ; sluggish and harmless, 64 ; eats 

 leaves only, 64 ; seldom come to 

 ground, 64 ; sloth-like in habits, 64 ; 

 do not drink, 64 ; extraordinary 

 antics when surprised, 64 ; food 

 stowed in cheek-pouches, 65 ; strong 

 claws not weapons, 65 ; cruelty of 

 aborigines to, 65 ; tenacity of life, 

 65-66 ; young carried on back, 65 ; 

 seems to be a specialised wombat, 66 ; 

 not found at King George's Sound, 



152 

 Kosciusko, Mount, height, 54 ; rugged- 

 ness and difficulty of ascent, 54, 56 ; 

 dense forests on lower slopes, 57 ; 

 bare summit lichen covered, and 

 snow, 57 ; top of mountain a plateau, 

 57 ; deep precipice, 57 ; splendid 

 view from summit, 58 ; ferns, grass- 

 trees, and giant nettles, characteristic 

 vegetation, 58 ; streams and cascades 

 scarce on slopes, 58-59 



Lagostrophus fasciatuSy the banded 

 wallaby, 1 51 



Lake Torrens, an extensive salt marsh, 

 107 ; its possible future, 107 ; rich 

 land, 107 ; at present a reed-covered 

 bed of stinking mud, 107 ; the 

 whole country near it a succession of 

 marshes, 108 ; water salt, 108 ; 

 brackish water obtained by digging, 

 108 ; Torrens valley at least fifty 

 miles wide, 108 



Land- grabbing mania in Australia, 140 



Lar^ochester leporoides^ 38, 69. See 

 Wallaby 



Larus pacificus. See Gull 



Lawson. See Blaxland 



Leadbeater's cockatoo, found in Fern- 

 shaw forests, 90 



Leaf-nosed bat, found in Champion 

 Bay district, and at Ports Grey and 

 Darwin, 223 



Leathery-turtle, 314. See Turtle 



Lichmetis nasica^ 213, 272 



L ichmetis pertinator^ 213 



Limenitis Camilla ^ 83 



Limosa melanura^ 216 



Limosa rufa, 216 



Liangle, 292 



