Part 50 (2/2)

”These clean-skins, as they are often called, to distinguish them from the branded cattle”

1884 Rolf Boldrewood, `Melbourne Merims, calves and clear-skins, are separated at the same time”

1889 Rev J H Zillmann, `Australian Life,' p 82:

”`Clear-skins,' as unbranded cattle were coe of at once”

1893 `The Argus,' April 29, p4, col 4:

”As they fed slowly ho for theirclean-skins would co, andround and round the lease</hw>, n Explained in quotation

1846 J L Stokes, `Discoveries in Australia,' vol i c x

p 321:

”[They] held a s lease--that is to say, they were allowed to retain possession of it for sothe land”

<hw>Clematis</hw>, n the scientific and vernacular na to the NO Ranunculaceae The common species in Australia is C aristata, R Br

1834 Ross, `Van Diemen's Land Annual,' p 124:

”The beautiful species of clematis called aristata, whichforth itsup to the top of the highest gum-trees”

<hw>Clianthus</hw>, n scientific nau only two species--in Australia, Sturt's Desert Pea (qv), C dampieri; and in New Zealand, the Kaka-bill (qv), C puniceus Both species are also called Glory-Pea, frolory, and anthos, a flower

1892 `Otago Witness,' Nov24, `Native Trees':

”Hooker says the genus Clianthus consists of the Australian and New Zealand species only, the latter is therefore clearly indigenous `One of the most beautiful plants known' (Hooker) Sir Joseph Banks and Dr Solandel found it during Cook's first voyage”

<hw>Cli-fish (qv)

<hw>Cli-Pepper</hw>, n See Pepper

<hw>clitonyx</hw>, n the scientific na the Yellow-head (qv) and the White-head (qv); from Greek klinein, root klit, to lean, slant, and 'onux, claw The genus was so nauish the New Zealand birds froenus Orthonyx (qv), which formerly included them both

<hw>Clock-bird</hw>, n another na Jachass See Jackass

<hw>Clock, Settlers'</hw>, n iq Clock-bird, (qv)

<hw>Cloudy-Bay Cod</hw>, n a New Zealand na (qv) See also Cod

<hw>Clover-Fern</hw>, n another name for the plant called Nardoo (qv)

<hw>Clover, Menindie</hw>, n an Australian fodder plant, Trigonella suavissiuminoseae

1889 J H Maiden, `Useful Native Plants,' p 143: