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remained, and then in thick fibrous bark that was well lashed 
round it. 
The bones were still very solid, although discoloured. The 
skull seemed to me of a much lower type than most skulls I have 
seen, and by no means indicated intellectual power, which might 
have been expected from the way the individual had been revered 
by his tribe. The forehead receded very much and was strongly 
developed over the orbits, and the jaws were extremely powerful, 
forming a protruding chin that gave the whole face a receding 
aspect. 
Both hip bones were considerably swollen towards the upper 
margin and showed a distinct honeycombed character which was 
unmistakably the result of necrosis. From the appearance of 
these bones it cannot be doubted that the man was unable to 
walk during the advanced stage of the disease, and he must have 
suffered a great deal of pain judging from their abnormal 
condition. 
Note. 
Unless seen it is scarcely credible what an enormous number 
of the Bugong moths inhabit the crevices and clefts of the rocks 
on the highest ridges of the mountains. The crows have become 
the principal exterminators since the black fellow has disappeared, 
and they do their work effectively by entering the narrowest 
apertures. Thousand of crows may be seen swarming during the 
whole of the summer about the rocks feeding upon nothing else 
but the moths. The enormous number of these birds congre- 
gated at the highest peaks can only be appreciated by 
approaching them under cover, as I did in February, 1893, when 
on a visit to the Australian Alps, and surprising them in their 
secret pursuit on one of the rugged peaks. As soon as I was 
observed by one of them, a caw of alarm was raised, which was 
rapidly repeated by others, and from ever}^ crack and cranny 
their black plumage burst forth. Soon thousands of crows rose 
in the air almost like a cloud, making the environs resound again 
