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advanced or the whole animal was consumed, The late Duncan Stewart in bis 
unpublished manuscript, mentions that ‘‘a dead whale cast ashore occasionally 
provided them with a. feast.’’ 
Whale feasts, From information collected by Mr, D. Schulz the natives 
round Rivoli Bay were always hungry, excepting when a whale came ashore. 
Smoke signals would be sent wp and natives from near and far would come and 
be allowed to joim in the feasting. For visiting natives, ‘‘safe conduct’’ was 
permitted during these special feasting occasions. 
Sir George Grey gives an amusing account of how the Western Australian 
natives filled themselves to depletion, slept and fed again, meanwhile rubbing the 
fat over their bodies, until the earcase was consumed, Brough Smyth says that 
Physalus grayi McCoy (= Balaenoptera physalus) was the species commonly 
stranded in Victoria and eaten by the natives and that they also ate the dolphin 
Delphinus delphis. 
Fifteen species of Cetacea have been recorded from South Australian coasts 
and it is likely that from time to time stranded whales, porpoises and dolphins 
were eaten in the South-East. 
Roprents. Mr, H, H, Finlayson states that the following rats were present 
in the South-East and doubtless contributed to some extent to the food supply of 
the natives, 
Australian Water Rat (Hydromys chrysogaster). L. 200-390 mm, 
Allied Rat (Rattus assimatis). U.181 mm. 
Dusky-footed Rat (RB. lutreela). L. 176 mm, 
Tawny Rat (R. vellerosus). L.190 mm, Between Murray and Glenelg Rivers, 
Sir George Grey’s Rat (R. greyi). UL. 152-186 mm. One was disturbed in dense 
undergrowth during our visit and secured. 
Long-eared Rat (Pseudomys auritus). L. 130mm. L. Albert. 
Gould’s Rat (P. gouldt). L.119 mm. Coorong. 
Mastacomys sp. Remains in guano cave at Mt. Gambier noted by Wood Jones. 
White-footed Rabbit-rat (Conilurus albipes), From N.8.W. and Victoria into 
South Australia. 
Carnivora. Dineo (Canis familiaris dingo). Kar-na-chom. 
Prnnipepra. Seals, ete. Moo-a, a seal. 
South Australian Sea Lion (Arctocephalus einetéus), Bass Strait to W-A, Large 
bull more than 10 feet, Sparse. 
Australian Furted Seal (4. doriferus). Males 6 feet, females 5 feet, 
Weddell’s Seal (Leptonychotis weddelu), 9 feet (900 lb.). Straggler at Encounter 
ay, 
The Sea-Leopard (Hydrarga leptonyx) has been found as a wanderer in South 
Australian waters. 
Bars, The South Australian bats from their small size need not be considered 
as an article of food except perhaps as an occasional tit-bit. The large fruit-eating 
bat of the eastern States, conmmonly known as the Flying Fox, has been found 
ag astray at the west end of Kangaroo Island, and in other parts of this State. 
Brirps. 
In the Millicent district 114 species of birds at least are known to breed 
(A. E, Ey, §.A. Ormithol, 17, 4, Dee, 1944, pp. 82-37). Probably any of these 
birds would be eaten if the natives happened to secure them, though it might be 
questioned whether they would go out of their way to capture such birds as the 
