10/03/2026 02:05

---

Rae, `Chirps by an Australian Sparrow,' p. When it flowers in winter, this spike becomescovered with white stars, and a heath covered with grass treesthen has an appearance at once singular and beautiful. Zoology, Aves, p. Polack, `Manners and Customs of the NewZealanders,' p.

Wakefield, `Adventures in New Zealand,' c. Prospect, n. , `Tirrangumma' =Gum-tree breast; and ngumma-tunka' = breast-milk, the water insuch case being always milky in appearance. ) Called also Silt Grass, and Water Couch Grass.