. Across Australia . The speaker moves his own head andneck slightly, but so as to imply exactly the characteristicmovement of those of a camel. A small jerk is given tothe hand which suggests unmistakably the way in whichits foot is set down on the ground. There are severalsigns for an emu. In the one shown in Fig. G finger 2is extended, finger 3 is bent and is in contact with fingerI. Fingers 4 and 5 are extended and n contact, asrepresented. A slight up-and-down movement of thehand suggests the walk of the emu. In connection withthe one shown in Fig. H the closed hand was supposed toreprese
. Across Australia . The speaker moves his own head andneck slightly, but so as to imply exactly the characteristicmovement of those of a camel. A small jerk is given tothe hand which suggests unmistakably the way in whichits foot is set down on the ground. There are severalsigns for an emu. In the one shown in Fig. G finger 2is extended, finger 3 is bent and is in contact with fingerI. Fingers 4 and 5 are extended and n contact, asrepresented. A slight up-and-down movement of thehand suggests the walk of the emu. In connection withthe one shown in Fig. H the closed hand was supposed torepresent the head, and it was moved up and down so asto represent its movements when the bird walked. Aneagle-hawk was indicated by holding the fingers as shownin Fig. /, the fingers being crooked like the talons of abird. The hand is moved as if it were pouncing downupon its prey, the fingers being closed when the hand isat the bottom of the strike. Afterwards the hand islifted up as if it were holding the prey. There are. ^f^^^ Jl)4. I. \-,|M, \ \Mi\I\\ IkiiM nil, l;\.\ 111 XVI LIFE IN THE WARRAMUNGA CAMP 393 several signs for lizards, three of which are shown in , L, and M. In Fig. K the second finger is extended,the others are loosely bunched together, the extendedforefinger being moved from side to side to imitate thewaggling of the tail. This is used for small lizards, inwhich the tail is one of the most prominent features. InFig. L the fingers are all extended, and the hand is liftedup and down to imitate the movement of the is used in connection with the very large lizardcalled the Parenthie (Varanus giganteus) the size of which(it may reach a length of seven or eight feet) is the moststriking feature, and this is evidently attempted to beexpressed by the wide spread of the fingers. Onemovement in a third sign for forms of large size, thoughsmaller than the Parenthie, is seen in Fig. M. It is reallya combination of the signs for the latter anima
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