SANDALWOOD
Brigalow AN ACACIA
Yarragerh NORTH-EAST WIND, SAME AS DINEWAN'S.
All clouds, lightning, thunder, and rain that is not blown up by the
wind of another totem, belong to Bohrah.
Beewee, brown and yellow Iguana, numerically a very powerful totem, has
for multiplex totems--
Gai-gai CATFISH
Curreequinquin BUTCHER-BIRD
Gougourgahgah LAUGHING-JACKASS
Deenbi DIVERS
Birroo Birroo SAND BUILDERS
Deegeenboyah SOLDIER-BIRD
Weedah BOWER-BIRD
Mooregoo Mooregoo BLACK IBIS
Booloon WHITE CRANE
Noodulnoodul WHISTLING DUCKS
Goborrai STARS
Gulghureer PINK LIZARD
Goori PINE
Talingerh NATIVE FUCHSIA
Guiebet NATIVE PASSION FRUIT
Boonburr POISON TREE
Gungooday STOCKMAN'S WOOD
Guddeeboondoo BITTER BARK
Boorgoolbean or
Mooloowerh A SHRUB WITH CREAMY BLOSSOMS
Yarragerh SPRING WIND
Muddernwurderh WEST WIND.
Those with whom the Beewee shares the winds he counts as relations. It
is the Beewees of the Gwaimudthen, or dark blood, who own Yarragerh
(spring wind); the light-blooded own Mudderwurderh (west wind).
Another totem is Gouyou, or Bandicoot. The animal has disappeared from
the Narran district, but the totem tribe is still strong, though not so
numerous as either the Beewees or Dinewans.
Multiplex totems of Gouyou--
Wayarnberh TURTLE
Mungghee MUSSELS
Piggiebillah PORCUPINE
Dayahminnah SMALL CARPET SNAKE
Mungun LARGE CARPET SNAKE
Douyouie ANTS
Moondoo WASPS
Murgahmuggui SPIDER
Bayarh GREEN-HEAD ANTS
Mubboo BEEFWOOD
Coolabah EUCALYPTUS, FLOODED BOX
Bingahwingul NEEDLEBUSH
Mayarnah STONES
Gheeger Gheeger COLD WEST WIND
Gibbon YAM
Boondoon KINGFISHER
Durnerh brown PIGEON
Guineeboo REDBREASTS
Munggheewurraywurraymul SEAGULLS
Guiggah ordinary ANT-BEDS.
Next we take Doolungaiyah, or Bilber, commonly known as Bilby, a large
species of rat the size of a small rabbit, like which it burrows;
almost died out now. The totem clan are very few here too, so it is
difficult to learn much as to their multiplex
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