A sketch of the natural history of Australia : with some notes on sport

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Label

A sketch of the natural history of Australia : with some notes on sport

Title remainder

with some notes on sport

Statement of responsibility

by Frederick G. Aflalo ; illustrated by F. Seth

Creator

• Aflalo, Frederick G., (Frederick George), 1870-1918

Subject

• Animals
• Zoology -- Australia
• Indigenous knowledge - Zoology
• Race relations - Representation - History
• Natural history -- Australia

Language

eng

Summary

Describes the name 'dingo' as being applied to settler's dogs, with Aboriginal dogs being called 'Warrigal', but the settlers call them by the former name p. 4; mentions stories of Aboriginal family practices with their children and dingo pups p. 4-5, 7; describes Aboriginal knowledge and practices with animals like tree-kangaroo or 'boongarry' p. 43, possum p. 49, platypus p. 78, echidna p. 82, parrots p. 121, lyre bird (called Bullan-Bullan) p. 132, bower birds p. 134, spotted diamond bird (called 'Weedupwee') p. 137, sparrow hawk (called 'Bil-bil') p. 145, mound builders p. 152, wild bee p. 264, land crabs p. 277

Member of

• Macmillan's colonial library, no. 302

Cataloging source

VSL

Dewey number

591.9/94

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Series statement

Macmillan's colonial library

Series volume

no. 302