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Mako, larva of a large wood-boring 

 beetle or a cossid moth. 

 Much soufjht after for food. 



Parana, ant 



Ebilka, pupa of ant 



Wanna ilka, Mamma kalka, the 



pregnant female of a wood-eating 



ant. 



The abdOijien of thiH insect expands to 

 the size of a small hazel nut, and is quite 

 spherical. It becomes semitranslucent 

 light yellow, and tastes sweet. The blacks 

 are very fond of tliem. 



Murta miirta, beetle 

 Merrui, Curoulio sp. 

 Muldun, Longicorn sp. 

 Kumbumburi, the dark - brown 



Blattte living under bark 



(? Panesthia brevicollis) 

 Kauwan, Phasma sp. 

 Yindilka, grasshopper 

 Billarbi, Paragryllacris deserta 



One of the Gryllida;, living in damp dark 

 places 



Kampu, centipede 



Koji, earthworm 



Opilpi, Apus australiensis 



A species of Crustacea living in stajjnant 

 pools of water. 



Pie, Nakaiya, snail shell 



BoT.\X10jVL Ol'.JEOTS. 



Wiyindi, corkbark - tree (Hakea 



lorea) 

 Undulla, native poplar (Codsno- 



carpiis cotinifolius) 

 Kirni, l)odon;ea viscosa 

 Kirkin, Myoporum sp. (?) 



The flowers of this shrub have a rich 

 scent resembling the perfume of verbena. 



Iguarra, niulga (Acacia sp.) 

 Bunbun, peacii-qiiondong (Santalum 



acuminatum) 

 Bunbun kalka, peach fruit 

 Mongata, peach stone 

 Bundi, broom (Cassia desolata) 

 Pila, Chanbi, spinifex (Triodia sp.) 

 Gilgalla, Iria, rolypoly (Salsola kali) 

 Puta, grass 

 Okiri, native tobacco (Nicotiana 



suaveolens 

 Mindinga, Parka parka, fructifica- 

 tion ; also galls 

 TinduUa, Eucalyptus tessellaris 

 Tadulla Eucalyptus pyriforinis 

 Mulba, bovist.'c, and probably also 



other species of fungi 

 Dalli, wood fungus (Polyporus sp.), 



red 

 Gurgu tadulla, (iurgu muldul, 

 Kurpi dalli, wood fungus found 

 on easuarina and mulga, brown 

 Perka, Thryptomue flaviflora, desert 

 desert ti-tree 



Vocabulary obtained peom :Natives op tfik Blyth Range 



Teibe. 



Parts of the Human Body. 

 NulUmba, man 

 Jimba, young man, boy 

 Nulla, (inuUa, head 

 Kurru, eye 

 Mula, nose 

 Pinna, ear 

 Kadduru, hair 

 Kanda, beard 

 Ba, mustache, lips (?) 

 iSeri (the ,s' is very sharp), throat 

 Wirabindi, lips 

 Karditti, teeth 

 Dallin, tongue 

 Marka, chest 

 Elbi, teats 

 Yundi, navel 

 Wila, stomach 



Yambi, shoulder (and upper arm ?) 

 Yari, arm (upper ?) 



Minna, arm (lower ?) 



Maira, hand, thumb, and fingers 



They have evidently no special terms for 

 thumb or finnrers. I rehearsed several in- 

 dividuals upon this. 



Milti, nails 



Manna, seat 



Angalba, hip' 



Tunda, thigli 



Talpa, leg 



Matta, knee 



Y'inna, foot 



Yinna mamma, big toe 



Yinna ngnalli, small toes 



Malla, Mailu, bone 



Gnambu, sexual organs 



This seems to be derived from Nambu or 

 Gnambu, eg-g ; but it seems to be applied 

 to the penis, scrotum, and testicles. 



Algu, Gurra, blood 



