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Austral English Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the Austral English novel. A total of 297 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : A Dictionary of Austral English.by Edward Morris.I. ORIGIN OF THE WORK.About a generatio
A Dictionary of Austral English.by Edward Morris.I. ORIGIN OF THE WORK.About a generation ago Mr. Matthew Arnold twitted our nation with the fact that "the journeyman work of literature" was much better done in France--the books of reference, th
- 101 (2) The name is given by Gould to three species of Geopelia.1848. J. Gould, `Birds of Australia,' vol. v. pls. 72, 73, 74: "Geopelia humeralis, Barred-shouldered Ground-dove"(pl. 72); "G. tranquilla" (pl. 73); "G. cuneata, Graceful Ground-dove" (pl
- 102 1862. H. C. Kendall, `Poems,' p. 17: "The gums in the gully stand gloomy and stark."1867. A.L. Gordon, `Sea-spray, etc.,' p. 134: "The gullies are deep and the uplands are steep."1875. Wood and Lapham, `Waiting for the Mail,' p. 16: "The terrible
- 103 Ribbon G.-- E. amygdalina, Labill. Ribbony G.E. viminalis, Labill.Risdon G.-- E. amygdalina, Labill.River G.-- E. rostrata, Schlecht (New South Wales, Queensland, and Central Australia).River White G.-- E. radiata.Rough-barked, or Rough G.-- E. botryoides
- 104 "Where now the hermit gum-tree stands on the plain's heart."1864. J. S. Moore, `Spring Life Lyrics,' p. 114: "Amid grand old gums, dark cedars and pines."1873. A.Trollope, `Australia and New Zealand,' c. xiii. p. 209: "The eternal gum-tree has bec
- 105 Lemon-scented Gum-- 1860. G. Bennett, `Gatherings of a Naturalist,' p. 265: "Among the Eucalypti or gum-trees growing in New South Wales, a species named the lemon-scented gum-tree, Eucalyptus citriodora, is peculiar to the Wide Bay district, in the nor
- 106 1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Native Plants,' p. 471: "E. leuc.o.xylon, F. v. M. The `blue or white gum' of South Australia and Victoria is a gum-tree with smooth bark and light-coloured wood (hence the specific name). The flowers and fruit of E. leuc.o.
- 107 [p. 200]: "Guneah." [p. 558]: "Gunneah." [p. 606]: "Gunyah."1860. G.Bennett, `Gatherings of a Naturalist,' p. 114 [Footnote]: "The name given by the natives to the burrow or habitation of any animals is `guniar,' and the same word is applied to o
- 108 "Rev. Mr. Chapman received me at his garden gate with a hearty welcome, the natives shouted their friendly `haeremai,' and ere long we were all in comfortable shelter beneath the missionary's roof."1883. F. S. Renwick, `Betrayed,' p. 34: "Haire mai
- 109 1857. C. Hursthouse, `New Zealand, the Britain of the South,'vol. i. p. 162: "The 70,000 semi-civilised natives now in New Zealand are divided into some dozen chief tribes, and into numerous sub-tribes and `harpu.'"1873. `Appendix to Journals of House
- 110 Harrier, n. English bird-name (that which harries), a.s.signed in New Zealand to Circus gouldii, Bonap. (also called Swamp-hawk), and in Australia to C. a.s.similis, Jard. and Selb., or C. approximans, Bonap., called Spotted Harrier.1888. W. L. Buller, `B
- 111 The wood is excellent, of a beautiful satiny texture, and adapted for carvers' and turners' work. [Grows in] all the colonies except Western Australia and Queensland."Head, n. the rammer for crus.h.i.+ng quartz in gold-mining.1890. `Goldfields of Victo
- 112 "As a barbarism, `hillimung-a s.h.i.+eld.'"[A barbarism means with Mr. Threlkeld little more than "not belonging to the Hunter district."]1839. T. L. Mitch.e.l.l, `Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia,' vol. ii. p. 349: "There i
- 113 Black-chinned H.-- Melithreptus gularis, Gould. Black-headed H.-- M. melanocephalus, Gould. Blue-faced H.-- Entomyza cyanotis, Swain. [See Blue-eye.] Bridled H.-- Ptilotis frenata, Ramsay. Broadbent H.-- Stigmatops alboauricularis, Ramsay. Brown H.-- S. o
- 114 Yellow-streaked H.-- P. macleayana, Ramsay.Yellow-throated H.-- P. flavicollis, Vieill.Yellow-tinted H.-- P. flava, Gould.Yellow-tufted H.-- P. auricomis, Lath.Gould enumerated the species, nearly fifty years ago, in his `Birds of Australia' (vol. iv.) a
- 115 M. brevirostris, Gould, M. chloropsis, Gould, Swan River H. ... 73 M. albogularis, Gould, White-throated H.(as well as pl. 51) ... ... 74 M. melanocephalus, Gould, Black-headed H. ... 75 Myzantha garrula, Vig. and Horsf, Garrulous H. 76 M. obscura, Gould,
- 116 1896. `Truth' (Sydney), Jan. 12: "There are several specimens of bush slang transplanted from the Maori language. `Hoot' is a very frequent synonym for money or wage. I have heard a shearer at the Pastoralist Union office in Sydney when he sought to as
- 117 1849. C. Sturt, `Expedition into Central Australia,' vol.ii. p. 90: "I sought shelter behind a large gum tree, but the blasts of heat were so terrific that I wondered the very gra.s.s did not take fire... . Everything, both animate and inanimate, gave w
- 118 Humpy (Oompi) ... Queensland.Mia-mia ... Victoria and Western Australia.Wurley (Oorla) ... South Australia.Whare ... New Zealand.1846. C. P. Hodgson, `Reminiscences of Australia,' p. 228: "A `gunyia' or `umpee.'"1873. J. Brunton Stephens, `Black Gin,
- 119 "At this, as well as at every other station I have called at, a woman `hutkeeps,' while the husband is minding the sheep."1890. `Melbourne Argus,' June 14th, p. 4, col. 2: "`Did you go hut-keeping then?' `Wrong again. Did I go hut-keeping? Did you e
- 120 1896. `The Australasian,' Aug. 28, p. 407, col. 3: "About the same size as this fish [the c.o.c.kabully] is the `inaka' much used for bait. Indeed, it is called the New Zealand whitebait. A friend from Victoria having used this bait, I asked him to spe
- 121 1876. `Victorian Hansard,' Jan. 20, vol. xxiii. p. 2002: "They [the Government] have dealt with the Opposition with a velvet glove; but the iron hand is beneath, and they shall feel it."1884. G. W. Rusden, `History of Australia,' vol. iii.p. 406: "Th
- 122 1859. D. Bunce, `Australasiatic Reminiscences,' p. 26: "Stylidium (native Jack in a box). This genus is remarkable for the singular elasticity of the column stylis, which support the anthers, and which being irritable, will spring up if p.r.i.c.ked with
- 123 "The settlers call this bird the Laughing Jacka.s.s. I have also heard it called the Hawkesbury-Clock (clocks being at the period of my residence scarce articles in the colony, there not being one perhaps in the whole Hawkesbury settlement), for it is am
- 124 1881. A. C. Grant, `Bush Life in Queensland,' vol. i. p. 209: "Hobbles and Jack Shays hang from the saddle dees."[Footnote]: "A tin quart-pot, used for boiling water for tea, and contrived so as to hold within it a tin pint-pot."1890. `The Argus,' J
- 125 "`What are these men that we are going to see?' `Why one,'said Lee, is a young Jimmy--I beg your pardon, sir, an emigrant, the other two are old prisoners.'"1867. `Ca.s.sell's Magazine,' p. 440: "`I never wanted to leave England,' I have heard an
- 126 1861. T. McCombie, I`Australian Sketches,' p. 172: "The young kangaroos are termed joeys. The female carries the latter in her pouch, but when hard pressed by dogs, and likely to be sacrificed, she throws them down, which usually distracts the attention
- 127 "Mr. Ireland: Yes; after the claim is `jumped.'"1890. Rolf Boldrewood, `The Miner's Right,' p. 37: "If such work were not commenced within three days, any other miners might summarily take possession of or jump the claim."ibid. p. 52: "Let us have
- 128 "Kiki ... food." [The i has the English not the Italian sound.]1820. `Grammar and Vocabulary of Language of New Zealand'(Church Missionary Society), p. 157: "Kai, s. victuals, support, etc.; a. eatable."1845. E. J. Wakefield, `Adventures in New Zeala
- 129 "Nestor meridionalis, kaka parrot."Ibid. p. 158: "Sprightly in its actions, eminently social, and more noisy than any other inhabitant of the woods, the kaka holds a prominent place among our native birds." Kaka-bill, n. a New Zealand plant, the Clian
- 130 1888. H. S. Cooper, `The Islands of the Pacific,' p. 5: "The kanakas, who at present populate Hawaii, are, as a rule, well made and intelligent. That there is a cross of the Malay and Indian blood in them few can doubt."1890. C. Lumholtz, `Among Cannib
- 131 "Au Pays des Kangourous."(d) Kangaroo in German--Kaenguruh: 1892. R. V. Lendenfeld, `Australische Reise,' p. 46: "Die Kaenguruh hoben in dem Augenblick, als sie das Geheul h.o.e.rten, die Koepfe hoch and witterten, blickten and loosten in alle Richtun
- 132 Ibid. p. 402: "In rowing up this branch, we saw a flock of about thirty kangaroos or paderong, but they were only visible during their leaps, as the very long gra.s.s hid them from our view."1809. G. Shaw, `Zoological Lectures,' vol. i. p. 94: "The ge
- 133 1834. Miss Edgeworth, `Helen,' c. xvi. (`Century'): "It was neither a lounger nor a dormeuse, nor a Cooper, nor a Nelson, nor a Kangaroo: a chair without a name would never do; in all things fas.h.i.+onable a name is more than half. Such a happy name a
- 134 1862. G. T. Lloyd, `Thirty-three Years in Tasmania and Victoria,' p. 36: "Where are the genial morning dews of former days that used to glisten upon and bespangle the vernal-leaved kangaroo gra.s.s?"1862. G. T. Lloyd, `Thirty-three Years in Tasmania,'
- 135 1836. C. Darwin, `Naturalist's Voyage,' c. xix. p. 321: "The greyhounds pursued a kangaroo-rat into a hollow tree, out of which we dragged it; it is an animal as large as a rabbit, but with the figure of a kangaroo."1850. J. B. Clutterbuck, `Port Phil
- 136 1874. J. White, `Te Rou, or the Maori at Home,' p. 221: "Then they tied a few Karamu branches in front of them and went towards the settlement."1876. J. C. Crawford, `Transactions of the New Zealand Inst.i.tute,' vol. IX. art. lx.x.x. p. 545: "I have
- 137 1835. W. Yate, `True Account of New Zealand,' p. 37: "As a shrub, and during its youthful days, the kauri is not very graceful ... but when it comes to years of maturity, it stands unrivalled for majesty and beauty."1852. G. C. Mundy, `Our Antipodes'
- 138 "On the 4th of November last the distinguished surgeon, Mr. John Wood, F.R.S., exhibited before the Pathological Society of London the colon of a sheep, in which the operation known as Colotomy had been performed by a Parrot ... the species known as the
- 139 1873. `Appendix to Journal of House of Representatives,'vol. iii. G. 1, p. 5: "If it be a Maori who is taken by me, he will also be made into a kinaki for my cabbage."1878. R. C. Barstow, `Transactions of New Zealand Inst.i.tute,' vol. XI. art. iv. p.
- 140 1884. Lady Martin, `Our Maoris,' p. 44: "They might have said, as an old Maori woman long afterwards said to me, `Mother, my heart is like an old kete (i.e. a coa.r.s.ely-woven basket). The words go in, but they fall through.'"Kite, n. common English
- 141 1813. `History of New South Wales' (1818), p. 432: "The koolah or sloth is likewise an animal of the opossum species, with a false belly. This creature is from a foot and a half to two feet in length, and takes refuge in a tree, where he discovers his h
- 142 [Curious and impossible etymology.]1865. W. Howitt, `Discovery in Australia, vol. i. p. 287: "One who seemed a coradge, or priest, went through a strange ceremony of singing, and touching his eyebrows, nose, and breast, crossing himself, and pointing to
- 143 "Odd `Korrumburras' dodge quickly about with cheerful hum.Where they go, these busy buzzy flies, when the cold calls them away for their winter vac. is a mystery. Can they hibernate?for they show themselves again at the first glint of the spring sun."K
- 144 1863. F. E. Maning (Pakeha Maori), `Old New Zealand,' p. 51: "Behind the pigs was placed by the active exertion of two or three hundred people, a heap of potatoes and k.u.mera, in quant.i.ty about ten tons, so there was no lack of the raw material for a
- 145 "The soft, bright-foliaged ribbonwood (lace-bark, Plagianthus) contrasts with the dusky hue of the dark-leaved f.a.gus."Lace-Lizard, n. Hydrosaurus (Vara.n.u.s) varius. See Goanna.1881. F. McCoy, `Prodomus of the Natural History of Victoria,'Dec. 4: "
- 146 Skeat's warning must be remembered--"As a rule, derivations which require a story to be told turn out to be false."(2) That the word is thieves' English, promoted like swag, plant, lift, etc., into ordinary Australian English. Warders testify that for
- 147 1871. `Collingwood Advertiser and Observer,' June 22, p. 3, col. 5: "Evidence was tendered as to the manner of life led by these larikinesses ... The juvenile larrikin element being strongly represented in court, all the boys were ordered out."1871. Si
- 148 1892. `The Times,' [Reprint] `Letters from Queensland,' p. 7: "But no obstacle is worse for the clearer to encounter than the lawyer-vines where they are not burnt off. These are a form of palm which grows in feathery tufts along a pliant stalk, and fa
- 149 It is of the shape of a pickaxe, with only one pick. Its name is derived from another native word, leang, signifying a tooth.It is a very formidable weapon, and used only in war."1846. J. L. Stokes, `Discoveries in Australia,' vol. II.c. xiii. p. 479:
- 150 "Insects which, in the larva state, have the faculty of elaborating from the juices of the gum-leaves on which they live a glutinous and saccharine fluid, whereof they construct for themselves little conical domiciles."1878. R. Brough Smyth, `The Aborig
- 151 Lily, Giant-, or Spear-, n.a fibre plant, Doryanthes excelsa, Corr., N.O. Amaryllideae.1860. G. Bennett, `Gatherings of a Naturalist,' p. 339: "The Doryanthes excelsa, a gigantic Lily of Australia, is a magnificent plant, with a lofty flowering spike. T
- 152 No. 7, p. 107: "What are commonly styled `locusts' in this country are really Cicadae, belonging to a totally distinct and widely separated order of insects. And moreover the same kind of Cicada is known by different names in different localities, such
- 153 "Plains are scoured and every piece of timber looked."[sc. looked-over.]Lope, n. a slow and steady gallop. From Dutch verb loopen, to leap, to run. The word is American rather than Australian.1855. W. Howitt, `Two Years in Victoria,' vol. i. p. 35: "E
- 154 1885. R. M. Praed, `Australian Life," p. 23: "Certain stout young gins or lubras, set apart for that purpose, were sacrificed."1891. `The Argus,' Nov. 7, p. 13, col. 4: "A few old lubras sufficiently dirty and unprepossessing."1892. Gilbert Parker,
- 155 Mackerel, n. In Australia, s...o...b..r antarcticus, Castln., said to be identical with s...o...b..r pneumatophorus, De la Roche, the European mackerel; but rare. In New Zealand, s...o...b..r australasicus, Cuv. and Val.Macquarie Harbour Grape, or Macquar
- 156 North of Port Jackson it bears the name of Turpentine Tree (q.v.), and Forest Mahogany.Tom Russell's Mahogany, Lysicarpus ternifolius, F. v. M., N.O. Myrtaceae.Swamp Mahogany, or White Mahogany, Eucalyptus robusta, Smith, N.O. Myrtaceae, B. Fl. This tree
- 157 "Mallee Selections at Horsham. A special Mallee Board, consisting of Mr. Hayes, head of the Mallee branch of the Lands Department, and Mr. Porter."1893. `The Argus,' April 24, p. 7, col. 5: "In the Mallee country there is abundance of work, cutting do
- 158 Mangrove-Myrtle, n. name applied by Leichhardt to the Indian tree Barringtonia acutangula, Gaertn.(Stravadium rubrum De C.), N.O. Myrtaceae.1847. L. Leichhardt, `Overland Expedition,' p. 289: "As its foliage and the manner of the growth resemble the man
- 159 The form of the plural varies. The form Maoris is considered the more correct, but the form Maories is frequently used by good writers.1845. E. J. Wakefield, `Adventures in New Zealand,' vol. i.p. 194: "The Maori language is essentially a poor one, and
- 160 "Norman is a pus.h.i.+ng young Maorilander who apparently has the Britisher by the right ear."Maori, White, New Zealand miners' name for a stone.See quotation.1883. `A Citizen,' `Ill.u.s.trated Guide to Dunedin,' p. 169: "Tungstate of lime occurs pl
- 161 "The great island-continent of Australia, together with the South-eastern Austro-Malayan islands, is especially characterized by being the home of the great majority of that group of lowly mammals commonly designated marsupials, or pouched-mammals. Indee
- 162 Menura, n. the scientific name of the genus of the Lyre-bird (q.v.), so called from the crescent-shaped form of the spots on the tail; the tail itself is shaped like a lyre. (Grk. maen, moon, crescent, and 'oura, tail.) The name was given by General Davi
- 163 Micky, n. young wild bull. "Said to have originated in Gippsland, Victoria. Probably from the a.s.sociation of bulls with Mickeys, or Irishmen." (Barere and Leland.) 1890. Rolf Boldrewood, `Colonial Reformer,' c. xviii.p. 217: "The wary and still more
- 164 Dusky-M.-- M. obscura, Gould.Yellow-M.-- M. lutea, Gould.Yellow-throated M.-- M. flavigula, Gould.1803. Lord Valentia, `Voyages,' vol. i. p. 227 [Stanford]: "During the whole of our stay two minahs were talking most incessantly."1813. J. Forbes, `Orien
- 165 (3) In Tasmania, to Ca.s.sytha p.u.b.escens, R. Br., N.O. Lauraceae.1877. F. v. Mueller, `Botanic Teachings, p. 43: "The English mistletoe is the well-known Visc.u.m alb.u.m, whereas all the Victorian kinds belong to the genus Loranthus, of which the Med
- 166 Of Blackfellows-- 1822. J. West, `History of Tasmania' (1852), vol. ii.p. 12: "The settlers of 1822 remember a number of natives, who roamed about the district, and were known as the `tame mob'; they were absconders from different tribes."1830. Newspa
- 167 More generally-- 1852. Mrs. Meredith, `My Home in Tasmania,' vol. ii. p. 20: "A number of cattle together is here usually termed a `mob,'and truly their riotous and unruly demeanour renders the designation far from inapt; but I was very much amused at
- 168 Mongan, n. aboriginal name for the animal named in the quotation.1890. C. Lumholtz, `Among Cannibals,' p. 173: "Jimmy, however, had, to my great delight, found mongan (Pseudochirus herbertensis), a new and very pretty mammal, whose habitat is exclusivel
- 169 1854. G. H. Haydon, `The Australian Emigrant,' p. 110: "The note of the More-pork, not unlike that of a cuckoo with a cold."1857. W. Howitt, `Tallangetta,' vol. i. p. 98: "The distant monotone of the more-pork--the nocturnal cuckoo of the Australian
- 170 1887. `The Australian,' April: "I cannot recommend ... [for fis.h.i.+ng rods] ... that awful thing which our philosopher called `p.r.i.c.kly moses.'"Moulmein Cedar, n. See Cedar.Mound-bird, n. the jungle-hen of Australia.The birds scratch up heaps of
- 171 p. 43: "Not a drop of rain! And for many and many a day the jackaroo will still chop down the limbs of the mulga-tree, that of its tonic leaves the sheep may eat and live."1894. `The Argus,' Sept. 1, p. 4, col. 2: "The dull green of the mulga-scrub at
- 172 1864. J. Rogers, `New Rush,' pt. ii. p. 26: "A man each windla.s.s-handle working slow, Raises the mullock from his mate below."1874. Garnet Walch, `Head over Heels, p. 77: "But still we worked on--same old tune For nothin' but mullock come up."Mull
- 173 "Mutton birds were in such vast flocks, that, at a distance, they seemed as thick as bees when swarming."Ibid. p. 91: "The Mutton-birds, or Sooty Petrels, are about the size of the Wood Pigeon of England; they are of a dark colour, and are called `Yola
- 174 "The soft and silvery grace of the myalls."1890. E. D. Cleland, `The White Kangaroo,' p. 50: "Miall, a wood having a scent similar to raspberry jam, and very hard and well-grained."1891. Rolf Boldrewood, `Sydney-side Saxon,' p. 130: "Stock-whips wi
- 175 Scented Myrtle 15 6 Low, marshy Seldom used Red " 40 12 Swampy As pine White " 20 9 Low, marshy House-carpentry Yellow " 20 9 " " do.Brown " 20 30 " " do. and joiners' planes N Nailrod, n. a coa.r.s.e dark tobacco smoked by bushmen. The name allu
- 176 Hurrah, hurrah for a good fat horse To carry me Westward Ho!To carry me Westward Ho! my boys; That's where the cattle pay, On the far Barcoo, where they eat nardoo, A thousand miles away."1879. S. Gason, in `The Native Tribes of South Australia,'p. 288
- 177 Native Cranberry, n. See Cranberry.Native Currant, n. See under Currant.Native Daisy, n. See Daisy.Native Damson, n. See Damson.Native Dandelion, n.See Dandelion.Native Daphne, n. See Daphne.Native Date, n. See Date.Native Deal, n. See Deal.Native Dog, n.
- 178 Native Orange, n. See under Orange.Native Pa.s.sion-flower, n.See Pa.s.sion-flower.Native Peach, n. i.q. Quandong (q.v.).Native Pear, n. See Hakea and Pear. Native Pennyroyal, n. See Pennyroyal.Native Pepper, n. See Pepper.Native Plantain, n. See Plantain
- 179 Never, Never Country, or Never, Never Land.See quotations. Mr. Cooper's explanation (1857 quotation) is not generally accepted.1857. F. de Brebant Cooper, `Wild Adventures in Australia,'p. 68: "With the aid of three stock-keepers, soon after my arrival
- 180 "Australasia, or Australia, consists of the continent of New Holland, or Australia, the island of Tasmania, or Van Diemen's Land, and the islands of New Zealand."[In the map accompanying the above work `Australia' is printed across the whole continent
- 181 1852. G. F. P., `Gold Pen and Pencil Sketches,' canto xiv.: "The summit gained, he pulls up at the Valley, To drain a farewell `n.o.bbler' to his Sally."1859. Frank Fowler, `Southern Lights and Shadows,' p. 52: "To pay for liquor for another is to `
- 182 "To nugget: in Australian slang, to appropriate your neighbours' unbranded calves."Ibid. c. xviii. p. 182: "If he does steal a calf now and then, I know several squatters who are given to nuggeting."Nuggety, adj. applied to a horse or a man.Short, th
- 183 River-O.-- Callistemon salignus, De C., N.O. Myrtaceae; Casuarina cunninghamii, Miq.; C. distyla, Vent.; C. stricta, Ait.; C. torulosa, Ait.Scrub Silky-O.-- Villaresia moorei, F. v. M., N.O. Olacineae.Called also Maple.She-Oak:-- Coast S.-O.-- Casuarina s
- 184 1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Native Plants,' p. 15: "In cases of severe thirst, great relief may be obtained from chewing the foliage of this and other species [of Casuarina], which, being of an acid nature, produces a flow of saliva--a fact well-known t
- 185 1869. J. F. Blanche, `The Prince's Visit,' p. 21: "When came Victoria's son on Ballarat."1896. H. Lawson, `While the Billy boils, etc.' p. 3: "After tea they would sit on a log of the wood-heap, . .and yarn about Ballarat and Bendigo--of the days w
- 186 1883. `Encyclopaedia Britannica' (ed. 9) [On the Australian animal], vol. xv. p. 382: "A numerous group, varying in size from that of a mouse to a large cat, arboreal in their habits and abundantly distributed throughout the Australian region ... have t
- 187 1844. `Port Phillip Patriot,' July 11, p. 1, col. 3: "There are four out-stations with huts, hurdles ...and every convenience."1846. J. L. Stokes, `Discoveries in Australia,' vol. i.c. 8, p. 231: "The usual fare at that time at the out-stations--frie
- 188 "Our game-bag was thinly lined with small curlews, oyster-catchers, and sanderlings."1872. A. Domett, `Ranolf,' p. 274: "Slim oyster-catcher, avocet, And tripping beach-birds, seldom met Elsewhere."P Pa, or Pah, n. The former is now considered the mo
- 189 Paddy Lucerne, n. i.q. Queensland Hemp.See under Hemp.Paddymelon, n. the name of a small Wallaby (q.v.), Macropus thetidis, Less. It is certainly a corruption of an aboriginal name, and is spelt variously pademelon, padmelon, and melon simply.(See Melon-h
- 190 "Aiding some vile pakehas In deeds subversive of the laws."1876. F. E. Maning [t.i.tle]: "Old New Zealand, by a Pakeha Maori."1884. T. Bracken, `Lays of the Maori,' p. 15: "Long ere the pale pakeha came to the shrine."Palberry, n. a South Australia
- 191 p. 433: "The dead bodies are burnt or buried, though some in North Australia place the corpse in the paper bark of the tea-tree, and deposit it in a hollow tree."Paper-fish, n. a Tasmanian name. See b.a.s.t.a.r.d Trumpeter and Morwong.1883. `Royal Commi
- 192 Ground P.-- Pezoporus formosus, Lath.Mallee P.-- Platycercus barnardi, Vig. and Hors.Many-coloured P.-- Psephotus multicolor, Temm.Night P.-- Pezoporus occidentalis, Gould.Pale-headed P:-- Platycercus pallidiceps, Vig.Pheasant P.-- P. adelaidensis, Gould.
- 193 i. p. 95: "Sitting on the branch of a tree, as a pro tempore pulpit, he shakes his head, bending to one side and then to another, as if he remarked to this one and to that one; and once and again, with pent-up vehemence, contracting his muscles and drawi
- 194 1882. T. H. Potts, `Out in the Open,' p. 162: "Immense piles of paua sh.e.l.ls (Haliotis iris), heaped up just above the sh.o.r.e, show how largely these substantial molluscs were consumed."Payable, adj. In Australia, able to be worked at a profit: tha
- 195 Little P.-- E. minor, Forst.For the New Zealand species, see the quotation, and also Korora.1889. Professor Parker, `Catalogue of New Zealand Exhibition,'p. 119: "The Penguins are characteristic Southern Hemisphere sea-birds, being represented in the No
- 196 Perish, doing a, modern slang from Western Australia.See quotation.1894. `The Argus,' March 28, p. 5, col. 4: "When a man (or party) has nearly died through want of water he is said to have `done a perish.'"Perpetual Lease, though a misnomer, is a sta
- 197 Pheasant's Mother, n. an old name of an Australian bird. See Orthonyx.1860. G. Bennett, `Gatherings of a Naturalist,' p. 180: "That remarkable little bird, the `Pheasant's Mother' of the colonists, or Spine-tailed Orthonyx (Orthonyx spinicauda), abou
- 198 Naked-eye Partridge-P.-- Geophaps smithii, Jard. and Selb.Nutmeg P.-- Carpophaga spilorrhoa, G. R. Gray.Partridge-P.-- Geophaps scripta, Temm.Pheasant-tailed P.-- Macropygia phasianella, Temm.Plumed P.-- Lophophaps plumifera, Gould. Red-plumed Pigeon-- Lo
- 199 "In the `Dream of a s.h.a.groon,' which bore the date Ko Matinau, April 1851, and which first appeared in the `Wellington Spectator' of May 7, the term `Pilgrim' was first applied to the settlers; it was also predicted in it that the `
- 200 Silver P.-- Dacrydium colensoi, Hook.; i.q. Yellow Pine.Stringy Bark P.-- Frenela parlatorei, F. v. M.Toatoa P.-- Phyllocladus alpinus, Hook.; Maori name, Toatoa (q.v.).White P.-- (In Australia)-- Frenela robusta, A. Cunn.F. robusta (var. microcarpa), A.