<hw>Frogsmouth</hw>, <i>n.</i> an Australian bird; genus <i>Podargus</i>, commonly called <i>Mopoke</i> (q.v.). The mouth and expression of the face resemble the appearance of a frog. The species are—
Freckled Frogsmouth—
<i>Podargus phaloenoides</i>, Gould.
Marbled F.—
<i>P. marmoratus</i>, Gould.
Plumed F.—
<i>P. papuensis</i>, Quoy and Gaim.
Tawney F.—
<i>P. strigoides</i>, Lath.
1895. W. O. Legge, `Australasian Association for the
Advancement of Science' (Brisbane), p. 447:
"The term `Frogsmouth' is used in order to get rid of that very objectionable name <i>Podargus</i>, and as being allied to the other genera <i>Batrachostomus</i> and <i>Otothrix</i> of the family <i>Steatorninae</i> in India. It is a name well suited to the singular structure of the mouth, and presumably better than the mythical title of `Goatsucker.' `Night-hawk,' sometimes applied to the <i>Caprimulginae</i>, does not accord with the mode of flight of the genus <i>Podargus</i>."
<hw>Frontage</hw>, <i>n.</i> land along a river or creek, of great importance to a station. A use common in Australia, not peculiar to it.
1844. `Port Phillip Patriot,' July i8, p. 3, col. 7:
". . . has four miles frontage to the Yarra Yarra."