THE TOTEMIC DIVISIONS OF AUSTRALIAN TRIBES, 163 
the red kangaroo. The bream marries the black snake, or native 
bee. The codfish marries the galah, red snake, red kangaroo or 
ring-tail opossum. The plain turkey marries the red snake, or 
ring-tail opossum. The black snake marries the bream, or emu. 
The galah marries the codfish or emu. The native bee marries 
the emu or bream. The red kangaroo marries the codfish, or 
bubbar snake. The ring-tail opossum marries the plain turkey, 
codfish, or emu. The red snake marries the plain turkey, or cod- 
fish, The wallaroo marries the emu. 
Having given a cursory outline of the structure of the Kamilaroi 
totemic system, I will now pass on to illustrate the rules of mar- 
riage, descent, and relationship established in accordance with 
the tribal laws. The names of the divisions, showing how they 
intermarry, with the names of the respective divisions to which 
the children belong, will be readily understood by referring to 
Table A. The names which are affected by what I have called 
the “family regulations,” and the descent of the children there- 
under, are printed in italic, immediately under the others. 
erie sa TABLE A. 
eons: 1 A han | Marries _| Children are 
seo gg Murri and Matha 
Matha Kubbi and Kubbitha 
Tppai { , 
Kopathin| ae Ippatha Kumbo and Butha 
an Butha Ippai and Ippatha 
M Butha Ippai and Ippatha 
na i Matha Kubbi and Kubbitha 
bacwuut | pape | Remipeeel Bea 
An inspection of this table shows the group and section into 
which a man of any given section may marry, together with the 
group and section to which the offspring belong. Taking the 
Dilbi group, it will be observed that Matha’s children, ne matter 
whether she marry a Kumbo or a Murri, are always Kubbi and 
Kubbitha. Her daughters, these little Kubbithas, on arriving at_ 
womanhood will marry, but it is immaterial whether their husbands — 
are Ippais or Kubbis, their children will be Murris and Mathas. 
