ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO PART I. NARRATIVE, SUMMARY, ETC. 



Abispa epliippiuiii, 209. 



Ablephariis ^reyi, 117, 211, btirtoid, 117, 

 ruficaiidatiis, red tail of, 26, e/ei;ans, 

 211. 



Ab(jrigine.s, see N;itive.y. 



Acacia a/ieura, 13, 122, 120, 161, cypero- 

 pkyl/a, 13, 16, 161, kouia/ophyi/a, 13, 

 23, 161, fantesiana, 15, iilicina, 28, 

 saliciiia, -14, 40, 93, vai'iutioiis in form 

 of, 121, diclyoph/eba, 99. 



Acantltodrilus^ 180, 187, 193, ereiiiius, 63. 



Acantliopliis antanfica, deaf adder, 42. 



Actinoceras tatei, 166. 



Adaptation of plants to climate, 15. 



Adminga Creek, 22. 



^Ei^ialitis nigri/rons, 10. 



Estivation of Frogs, Hnails, etc., 21. 



Agenia fnsiforinis, 208. 



Alberga River, 15, 



Alexandra, Princess, Parakeet, 100, habits 

 and sporadic appearance of, 101. 



Alice Spring.s, 130, et seqcj. 



Alpita, tails of Peragale lagolis, 92. 



Aniadean basin, 74. 



Amadeus Lake, 74, crossing and camp at, 

 83, 95. 



Amaurodryas, 190. 



Aniera, or spear- thrower, 38. 



Amphibia, 18, remarks on coloui'ation of, 

 26, rate of growth of, 19, of Central 

 Australia, 149, distribution in Aus- 

 tralia, 192. 



Amphibolurus, 180. 



Ainphibolurus pictus, colouration of in 

 relation to protection, 25, Ainphi- 

 bolurus reticulatus, 109, 47. 



Ainphibolurus inaculatus, diilerence in 

 colouration in male and female, 25. 



Ainphibolurus bar bat us, 28, 41. 



Ancylus australicus, 97. 



Aneitea, 196. 



Angasella argicerens, 109. 



Antarctica, 187. 



Antarctic land, connection between Aus- 

 tralia and America, 180, 188. 



Antechinomys, habits of, 70, scarcity of, 

 121. 



Antiarra, a ceremonial stone of the Na- 

 tives, 58. 



Ants, 24, Porcupine grass ants, habits of, 

 09-71, ant nests, 120. 



Ant lions, crater and tracks of, 29. 



Aphritis, 181, 193. 



Apus, 18, 20, 154, 195. 



Araneidte, 157. 



Artesian bores, 30, derivation of water 

 supply in Central area, 107. 



Arundo phragniites, 74. 



Arunta tribe, 36, 39. 



Asaphus spp., 171. 



Aspidites inelanocephalus, 109. 



^Istacopsis bicarina/i/s, distrilmtion and 

 habits of, 60, 125. 



Atriplex rhagodioides, mealy secretion on 

 leaf of, 13. 



Australia, connection of with (South 

 America, 179. 



Autochthonian i-egion. Botanical, 159, 

 172, not coterminous with a cor- 

 responding zoological region, 170, 

 177. 



Aves, 146, 189, distribution of Central 

 Australian, 146. 



Ayers Rock, 85-90. 



Bagot Creek, increase of water at, during 

 dry season, 96. 



Barriers to migration in the Australian 

 Region, 174, 181, 182. 



Bassia, 14. 



Bassian sub-region, characteristics of, 197. 



Beinbex raptor, 208. 



Bettongia lesueuri, 28, 84. 



Birds, Chestnut-eared finches, 13, dot- 

 terels, 16, Black cockatoo, 31, 128, 

 Mysterious appearance and dis- 

 appearance of, 18, rock pigeons, 99, 

 Xerophila nigricincta, 120, superb 

 warblers, 120, cat bird, 120, wedge- 

 tailed eagles, 123, mo-pokes, 124. 



