312: Almost impassable bricklow scrub, so called from the bricklow(a species of acacia). 308: The Totara Tree (Taxus or Podocarpus totara). (1) The popular name ofan Australian bird, Dacelo gigas, Bodd, the Great BrownKingfisher of Australia; see Dacelo. Bennett, `Gatherings of a Naturalist,' p.
It may be addedthat it is very rare for aboriginal words to begin with theletter `r. Wood, `Natural History,' vol. Theword is formed on the model of absentee, refugee, etc.
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