Austral English / A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia

by Edward Ellis Morris

1889. T. Kirk, `Forest Flora of New Zealand,' p. 45:

"The whau . . . is termed corkwood by the settlers on account of its light specific gravity."

<hw>Cormorant</hw>, <i>n</i>. common English bird-name. In Australia the name is applied to the following birds:—

Black Cormorant—
<i>Graculus novae-hollandiae</i>, Steph.

Little C.—
<i>G. melanoleucus</i>, Vieill.

Little-black C.—
<i>G. stictocephalus</i>, Bp. .

Pied C.—
<i>G. varius</i>, Gm.

White-breasted Cormorant—
<i>G. leucogaster</i>, Gould.

White-throated C.—
<i>G. brevirostris</i>, Gould.

<hw>Cornstalk</hw>, <i>n</i>. a young man or a girl born and bred in New South Wales, especially if tall and big.