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this is universal in the tribe, but it proved to be the case in 

 such instances as I could investigate. 



For instance, two men bore the name of Winva- 

 willi. On enquiry T found that they were of one 

 mother. In such cases the two are distinguished by the 

 addition of the word '■elder" or "little." Thus the elder 

 brother was "Winyawilli iwongera" (i.e., Winyawilli the 

 Elder), while the younger brother was known as "Winya- 

 willi pedeen" (i.e., Little Winyawilli). In at least 

 two cases the younger .brother, named "pedeen," or 

 little, was a very big man. A brother and sister were named 

 Munjulba and Munjulbin respectively, "in" being a femi- 

 nine termination. Should there be more than two children 

 of one mother, each has its distinctive appellation added to 

 the common name, the youngest being known as "iwoondu," 

 or the kidney. 



Food. 



The food of the Wororra consists principally of roots, 

 the food varying with the seasons ; indeed, changing almost 

 every month. A fair number of fish are speared, also kan- 

 garoos, the euro abounding in the hills and the red kangaroo on 

 the flats of the Glenelg River banks, as well as rock and 

 plain wallabies, an occasional emu, and more rarely a native 

 turkey or other bird. 



The Wororra have no boomerangs (though these are 

 now being introduced by King Sound men, who occasionally 

 visit Port George IV. since the advent of the mission there). 

 Their only missile weapon is the spear. 



Division of Food. 

 A fish or kangaroo is brought in to the camp and shared 

 by all present, if large enough. If too small to be thus divided, 

 it is distributed amongst the group of relatives to which the 

 hunter belongs. The camps are divided into small parties 

 of relatives, the old men forming groups amongst themselves, 

 and the young men apparently falling into two main camps. 

 Each of these parties again is subdivided into smaller groups, 

 each consisting, in the case of the old men, of a man and his 

 wives; in the case of the young men, of several friends (or 

 it may be relatives) . 



Cooking a Kangaroo. 

 When a kangaroo is brought into the camp, the fur, if 

 the kangaroo be a female, is plucked and given to one of 

 the women for string making. The kangaroo is now divided 

 into several parts. The fat, if any, is appropriated by the 

 hunter : some of the tail sinews are drawn out and twisted 



