CONTEN'IS. XVll. 



to a Deep liaviiie — Tietkeii's Marked Trees — Xo Fermaiieiit \Vater at Mount Uiga ; only a iSniall 

 Rock-Pool now remaining — Camp of N\ild Blacks — Ride back to Avers Rock — Cooking of a Kangaroo 

 by the Blacks— Return to the George Gill Range— Increase of the Water in Bagot Creek— Crossing 

 the George Gill Range— Peterniann Pound— Cross the Station Range and reach Tempe Downs- 

 Leave Tenipe Downs and follow the Walker back to the Palmer — The Gorges along the Palmer- 

 Low Temperature at Night Time— A Large Tussock of Porcupine Grass— Follow the Palmer up to 

 the Missionary Plain and Camp close to Piiie Point — A New Species of Grass Tree — Sporadic 

 Distribution of Certain Species of Plants— The Missionary Plains — Gosse Range — Rock Pigeons — 

 Camp in tlie Southern McDonnell Hills— In the Morning join the Main Party at the Old Glen Helen 

 Station - - - - - - - ... . Paric SO 



CHAPTER VI.— The Higher Steppes. 



The McDonnell Ranges. 



Camp at tlie Base of Mount Sender— The Redbank Creek and Gorge— Description of Fish founti in tlie 

 Water-holes — The Horn Valley— Origin of the Gorges— Camp in the Finke Gorge — The Hare-Wallal),\ 

 and Rabbit-Bandicoots— Travel South along the Finke and across the Missionary Plains to Hermanns- 

 burg— The Mission Station and its Influence on the Nati\es— Dixide into Three Parties— Follow 

 the Finke through the Jaiues Range to Palm Creek— Three Days Camp at Palm Creek- Palms and 

 Cycads— Account of the Animal Life of Palm Creek — Restriction of Species to a Small Area as 

 exemplified by the Mollusca— Return to Hermannsburg— Jerboa-Rats and Antechinomys— Leave 

 Hermaimsburg — Modification in Form and Colour of the Foliage of Acacia salicina and Mulga— 

 Camp in the Scrub— The Main Camel Team goes on Eastwards along the Missionary Plain to Alice 

 Springs— A Section of the Party goes North to cross the Ranges to the Burt Plain — \"iew from the 

 Soutli McDonnell Range — Camp near Paislej' Bluff — A Day in Camp— Various Forms of Ant Nests- 

 Rock Wallabies — Method of Carrying the Yo3ng in the Pouch, a Se\ere Handicap to Marsupials in 

 Competition with Rodents— Brinkley Bluff — Traverse the Ranges and Camp on the Burt Plain — 

 Strike the Telegraph Line and follow it South to Alice Springs— Mr. Watt pays a Flying Visit to the 

 Gold and so-called Ruby Fields— A New Marsupial— The Ranges at Alice Springs — The Todd Rix'er- 

 Conlin Lagoon— "Warious Forms of Phyllopods and their Habits— The so-called Barking Spider— The 

 Sound probably due to a Bird— The Presence of a Stridulating Organ in the Spider— Leave Alice 

 Springs and travel South along the Telegraph Line to Oodnadatta - - - - Paiu' 102 



