1900. ] MATHEWS—THE AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES. 575 
sections will be known by one set of names, whilst among adjoin- 
ing tribes a different nomenclature will be employed. Aggregates 
of tribes holding the same divisional names may, for convenience 
of reference, be called communities or nations. 
I have prepared a map, showing New South Wales, Queensland, 
Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia, on which is shown 
the position of the boundaries of the several nations, each of which 
is distinguished by a numeral, from 1 to 27. In explaining this 
map I shall commence with the several nations possessing two di- 
visions, then those with four sections, next the tribes with eight di- 
visions, and lastly a brief reference will be made to those tribes 
whose marriage laws are of the zooar type. The different systems, 
with the territory occupied by each, can be readily referred to if 
arranged in tabular form, as in Tables Nos. 12, 13 and 14. 
TaBLE No. 12. 
No. on Map. Nation. Phratry, Sections. 
? eines | A Boonjil 
8 s B Wah 
- Beene A Krokiteh 
B Kamatch 
A Muckwarra 
2 B = = 
2 prsenice | B Keelparra 
4 Yowerawarrikal Same as in Table No 1. 
A Matturri 
Parnkall 
5 a ara af B Kirraroo 
A <00koo} 
6 Kookatha { ee cola 
B Koojeebinga 
A Wartungmat 
Tardarick = 
oe fa oh | B Munitchmat 
The above seven nations adjoin each other, and the total terri- 
tory occupied by them collectively is distinguished on the map by 
a pink edging. It will be observed that this includes nearly 
the whole of Victoria, about a third of New South Wales, part of 
the southwest corner of Queensland and a considerable portion of 
South Australia and Western Australia. 
1 J wish to thank Mr. A, M. Helling for his valuable help. 
