During the book we are introduced to various of the animals of Australia, the kookaburra, the wombat, the kangaroo, the wallaby, and many others.
"Adventures in Australia"
W.H.G. Kingston
The next encounter they had was with a Flying-fox who, though not so vulgar and rude as the kookaburra, was equally enraged because, as Bill had suspicions that he was the Possum disguised, he insisted on measuring him to see if he was the same length.
"The Magic Pudding"
Norman Lindsay