garbarlee

Updated: May 1, 2025

And proud were the Mullyans of the prowess and cunning of their chief. At the beginning of winter, the iguanas hide themselves in their homes in the sand; the black eagle hawks go into their nests; the garbarlee or shingle-backs hide themselves in little logs, just big enough to hold them; the iguanas dig a long way into the sand and cover up the passage behind them, as they go along.

K. Langloh (Katie Langloh) Parker - Australian Legendary Tales: folklore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies