137. Wire G.—
<i>Ehrharta juncea</i>, Sprengel; a rush-like grass of hilly
country. (A., T., N.Z.)
<i>Cynodon dactylum</i>, Pers.; so called from its knotted,
creeping, wiry roots, so difficult to eradicate in gardens
and other cultivated land. (Not endemic.) See 26.
138. Wiry G.—.
(i.q. <i>Paper Grass</i>. See 72.)
139. Wiry Dichelachne G.—
<i>Stipa teretefolia</i>, Steud. (A., T., N.Z.)
140. Woolly-headed G.—
<i>Andropogon bombycinus</i>, R. Br. (A.)
141. Vandyke G.—
<i>Panicum flavidum</i>, Retz. (A.)
<hw>Grass-bird</hw>, <i>n.</i> In New Zealand, <i>Sphenoeacus //sic. otherwhere Sphenaeacus GJC// punctatus</i>, Gray, the same as <i>Fern-bird</i> (q.v.); in Australia, <i>Megalurus (Sphenaeacus) gramineus</i>, Gould.
<hw>Grass-leaved Fern</hw>, <i>n. Vittaria elongata</i>, Swartz, <i>N.O. Filices</i>.
1883. F. M. Bailey, `Synopsis of Queensland Flora,' p. 693:
"Grass-leaved fern. . . . Frond varying in length from a few inches to several feet, and with a breadth of from one to five lines. . . . This curious grass-like fern may be frequently seen fringing the stems of the trees in the scrubs of tropical Queensland, in which situation the fronds are usually very long."
<hw>Grass-Parrakeet</hw>, <i>n.</i> a bird of the genus <i>Euphema</i>. The Australian species are—