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II The tribes outside this small nation, between the Mackenzie and the sea, down to Gladstone, are as follows, being, however, not regarded by the Kuinmurbura as belonging to themselves:—

(1) Taru-bura, "belonging to fig." West of the head of Shoalwater Bay.

(2) Weluin-bura, "belonging to iguana's tail." East of the Wuru-bura.

(3) Rundu-bura, at Townshend's Island.

(4) Waran-bura, "belonging to sand." At Pearl Bay.

(5) Kuke-bura, "belonging to the green-headed ant." Between Cape Manifold and Cape Clinton.

(6) Butcha-bura, "belonging to Butcha." A species of Banksia about Mount Atherton.

(7) Baipul-bura, "belonging to 'big water' or river." On the Fitzroy River, near Woodville.

(8) Karun-bura, "belonging to Karun," that is, the water that exudes from a mussel when placed on the fire. South of Yamba.

(9) Buri-bura, "belonging to eels," or more properly the flames caused by their fat when placed on the fire. South of Yamba.

(10) Bikal-bura, "belonging to Bikal" that is a grub. On the river near Rockhampton.

(11) Konku-bura, "belonging to sickness, retching." On the coast of Keppel's Bay.

(12) Wara-bura, "belonging to Wara," a parasitical plant known as wild guava. South of Rockhampton.

(13) Bombarra-bura, "belonging to open country," that is the mainland west of Broad Sound.

My correspondent speaks of these as tribes, and the area occupied by them is so considerable that it supports this view, but on the other hand their names suggest "local divisions" of a large tribe. I am not able to decide this matter, and my correspondent is not now available.

Besides these, there are the following tribes, of which I know no more that their names and localities:—

The Taruin-bura, or "belonging to the Big River" west of the Broad Sound. The Yetti-maralla, south of them on the