"Five pelicans and some Cape Barren Geese were upon the beach of Preservation Island [Bass Strait]."
<hw>Goose-teal</hw>, <i>n.</i> the English name for a very small goose of the genus <i>Nettapus</i>. The Australian species are—
Green,—
<i> Nettapus pulchellus</i>, Gould;
White-quilled,—
<i>N. albipennis</i>, Gould.
<hw>Gooseberry-tree</hw>, Little, <i>n.</i> name given to the Australian tree <i>Buchanania mangoides</i>, F. v. M., <i>N.O. Anacardiaceae</i>.
1847. L. Leichhardt, `Overland Expedition, p. 479:
"My companions had, for several days past, gathered the unripe fruits of <i>Coniogeton arborescens</i>, R. Br., which, when boiled, imparted an agreeable acidity to the water. . . . When ripe, they became sweet and pulpy, like gooseberries. . . . This resemblance induced us to call the tree `the little gooseberry-tree.' "
<hw>Gordon Lily</hw>, <i>n.</i> See under <i>Lily</i>.
<hw>Gouty-stem</hw>, <i>n.</i> the Australian <i>Baobab-tree</i> (q.v.), <i>Adansonia gregori</i>, F. v. M. According to Maiden (p. 60), <i>Sterculia rupestris</i>, Benth., is also called Gouty-stem, on account of the extraordinary shape of the trunk. Other names of this tree are the <i>Sour-gourd</i>, and the <i>Cream-of-tartar</i> tree.
1846. J. L. Stokes, `Discovery in Australia,' vol. II. c. iii. p. 115: