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Plate II., Fig. 5. — Cernua Nicholsonia. (T.) 



' ' ■ , "Karpa," of the Yarrea Yarree 



Lives on crawfish. Fishes 3, 4 and 5 are all difficult to dis- 

 tinguish from each other. They live in the Murray and its Billy- 

 bongs. Grows to the length of 14 inches. 



Plate II., Fig 6. — Cernua Ifflaensis. (Q.) 



"Bipe PurritjaU," of the Yarree Yarree. 



Is a little fish from two to three inches in length, and only found 

 in the waters of the Billybongs. Colour dirty greenish ; irregular 

 dotted lines running over the upper part of the body ; body 

 silvery. 



Plate II., Fig. 7. — Cernua (?) Wilkiensis. (P.) 



" Mallupit," of the Yarree Yarree. 



This fish is very small, and lives in the Billybongs. 



Plate II., Fig. 8. — Kohna Mackennce. . (L.) 



"Kohn," of the Yarree Yarree.' 



A fine little fish, which seldom grows to the length of three 

 inches. ', 



' Plate II, Fig. 9. — Turruitja Achenson. (M.) 



. ■ " Turruitje," of the Yarree Yarree. 



Is found in the Murray and adjacent Billybongs. 



Plate II, Fig. 10. — Jerrina Dobreensis. (K.) 



" Jen-in," of the Yarree Yarree. 



This bright coloured fish soon attracts the attention of the little 

 black children by its pinkish breast and dark greenish body, with 

 twelve intense bluish stripes, running longitudinally along the 

 body, commencing a little beyond the middle and pointing towards 

 the tail. The dorsal and ventral fins are of a yellow colour. The 

 tail is orange. This fish very seldom grows larger than five inches, 

 and is roasted together with the other little fishes by the natives in 

 the following manner : — They take a few hot stones and some 

 clods of clay, throw in the whole lot of fishes, turn them round for 

 a few minutes, then take out again the hot stones and eat the 

 whole messhke "bubble and squeak" from a piece of bark, on 

 which these little fishes have been previously prepared. The 

 Billybongs are the principal abodes of this fish. 



