ere described by my
friend Dr. Bennett in his interesting work on `New South
Wales,' 1832-4, as abundant on the Bogong Mountain, Tumut
River. I found them equally abundant, and in full vigour, in
December, coming in clouds from the granite peaks of the
Muniong Range. The blacks throw them on the fire and eat
them."

1859. H. Kingsley, `Geoffrey Hamlyn,' p. 355:

"The westward range is called the Bougongs. The blacks during
summer are in the habit of coming thus far to collect and feed
on the great grey moths (bougongs) which are found on the
rocks."

1871. `The Athenaeum,' May 27, p. 660:

"The Gibbs Land and Murray districts have been divided into the
following counties: . . . Bogong (native name of grubs and
moths)."

1878. R. Brough Smyth, `The Aborigines of Victoria,'
vol. i. p. 207

"The moths--the Bugong moths(<i>Agrolis suffusa</i>) are
greedily devoured by the natives; and in former times, when
they were in season, they assembled in great numbers to eat
there, and they grew fat on this food." [Also a long footnote.]

1890. Richard Helms, `Records of the Australian Museum,'
vol. i. No. 1:

"My aim was to obtain some `Boogongs,' the native name for the
moths which so abundantly occur on this range, and no doubt
have given it its name."

1896. `Sydney Mail,' April 4, Answers to Correspondents:

"It cannot be stated positively, but it is thought that the
name of the moth `bogong' is taken from that of the mountain.
The meaning of the word is not known, but probably it is an
aboriginal word."

<hw>Bull-a-bull</hw>, or <hw>Bullybul</hw>, <i>n</i>. a child's
corruption of the Maori word <i>Poroporo</i> (q.v.), a
flowering shrub of New Zealand. It is allied to the
<i>Kangaroo-Apple</i> (q.v.).

1845. `New Plymouth's National Song,' in Hursthouse's `New
Zealand,' p. 217:

"And as for fruit, the place is full
Of that delicious bull-a-bull."

<hw>Bullahoo</hw>, <i>n</i>. See <i>Ballahoo</i>.

<hw>Bull-ant</hw>, <i>n</i>. contracted and common form of the
words <i>Bull-dog Ant</i> (q.v.).

<hw>Bull-dog Ant</hw>, <i>n</i>. (frequently shortened to
<i>Bull-dog</i> or <i>Bull-ant</i>), an ant of large size with
a fierce bite. The name is applied to various species of the
genus <i>Myrmecia</i>, which is common throughout Australia and
Tasmania.

1878. Mrs. H. Jones, `Long Years in Australia,' p. 93:

"Busy colonies of ants (which everywhere infest the
country). . . One kind is ver