140 On the Astronomy of the Aborigines. 



Won (Corona), a boomerang thrown by Totyarguil. 



Weetkurrk (Star in Bootes, west of Arcturus), daughter of 

 Marpeankurrk. 



War (Male Crow) (Canopus), the brother of Warepil, and the 

 first to bring down fire from (tyrille) space, and give it to the 

 aborigines, before which they were without fire. 



Cofiowgullouric War (large red star in Eober Carol, marked 

 966) (Female Crow), wife of War. All the small stars around 

 her are her children. 



Yerrerdetkurrk (Achernar). — Nalwinkurrk, or mother of 

 Totyarguil's wives. The Nalwinkurrk never allows her son-in- 

 law to see her. 



Otchocut (Dolphinus), Great Fish. 



Collenbitchick (a species of Ant) (Double Star in the head 

 of Capricornus), uncle to Totyarguil, and the rescue? of his 

 remains from the Bunyips. The double star is his fingers feeling 

 for the bank of the river. 



Yurree (Castor), Wanjel (Pollux), two young men that pur- 

 sue Purra and kill him at the commencement of the great heat, 

 and Coonartoorung (Mirage) is the smoke of the fire by which 

 they roast him. When their smoke is gone Weeit (Autumn) 

 begins. 



Purra (Kangaroo) (Capella), who is pursued and killed by 

 Yurree and Wanjel. 



Unurgunite (a small star marked 5th Mag 22, between two 

 larger ones in the body of Canis Major). . He fights Mityan and 

 makes bim run away for having tried to induce one of Unur- 

 gunite's wives to run away with him. The stars on either 

 side of Unurgunite are his two wives ; that farthest from 

 him is the object of Mityan's affections. 



Porkelongtoute (Shooting Star), which portends evil to those 

 that have lost a front tooth, to avert which they stir the fire 

 and cast about firebrands. 



Tourte (Star). 



Weeit (Autumn), the first season of the year. 



Myer (Winter), the second season. 



Gnallew (Spring), the third season. 



Cotchi (Summer), the fourth season. 



