28: The kangaroo-rat is a small inoffensive animal and perfectlydistinct from the ordinary species of rat. Cooke, `Vegetable Wasps and Plant Worms,'p. Western Ground Parrakeet. Theyare not aboriginal as is commonly supposed, but migrated intoNew Zealand about 500 years ago from Hawaii, th
318: The wombat, a large animal of the size of a mastiff,burrowing in the ground, feeding on grass and rootsand attaining considerable fatness. punctatus, Temm. 74: A general name for all Australian clubs is `waddy,' and,although they are really clubs, they are often used as missilesin battle. Tenison-Woods, `Fish of New South Wales,'p.
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