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confidently, as he knows that before the second 
ni ii e , covered the kangaroo wilt be exhausted. 
‘This is the usual way in which the kangaroo 
was taken. Occasionally, however, it was killed 
with a boomerang. The kangaroo has a very 
thin skull, and if the boomerang hits it on the 
head it drops instantly. 
" The boomerangs I have been mentioning do 
not return to their owners, as all boomerangs 
are i S M,. often s ^ a * e( ^ to do. Boomerangs used 
for killing game or in war just go for the ob¬ 
ject aimed at; and whether they hit or miss they 
never come back, but end their course just like 
any other missile. The returning boomerang is 
really a toy, and is specially constructed. It is 
made and used by the same black fellow that 
uses the game and war boomerang. 
“Perhaps the most ingenious of all their 
schemes is the manner in which they net ducks. 
A creek is chosen which has, as creeks usually 
do, short bushy trees along its banks. Between 
two of these trees, on opposite sides, the blacks 
stretch their light, home made net, at a height 
of ten or fifteen feet above the water. The net 
is managed by two black fellows, one on each 
side of the stream, who have hold of the top 
controlling cord. Until the critical time the 
net is allowed to sag well down. 
“A few yards down the creek a third black 
fellow is concealed in the reeds. Two or three 
others then make a detour of perhaps a mile 
or more and strike the creek again. Then they 
walk back along the creek toward the net. At 
once whatever ducks are on the creek fly up 
and, as is their invariable custom, follow along 
the course of the creek, but about ioo yards or 
so in the air. 
“Soon they come toward where the net is 
waiting. Just at the proper time the black fel- 
iow who is hidden in the reeds gives the loud 
shrill cry of the duck hawk, at the same time 
hurling his bomerang into the air. Like so 
many arrows the terrified ducks dive down for 
the shelter of the trees and dart along onlv a 
few feet above the water. 
“At the same time the net rises in front of 
them, and they dash into it. Sometimes the 
whole flock of a dozen or more is caught at 
once, and it is rarely that the stratagem is al¬ 
together unsuccessful.” 
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