1890. A. H. S. Lucas, `Handbook of the Australasian Association' (Melbourne), p. 72:
"The King of the Herrings, <i>Callorhynchus antarcticus</i>, is fairly common with us."
<hw>King-Parrot</hw>. See <i>Parrot</i>.
1865. Rev. J. E. Tenison-Woods, `History of the Discovery and Exploration of Australia,' vol. i. p. 317:
This creek [King Parrot Creek] was named after a beautiful parrot which was then seen for the first time. It is a bird of magnificent plumage, with crimson feathers on the body, and blue wings, both of gorgeous hue, and no other colour except a little black. The name, King Parrot, is variously applied to several birds in different arts of Australia; the one described is common."
<hw>King William Pine</hw>, <i>n</i>. a Tasmanian tree. See <i>Cedar</i>.
<hw>Kino</hw>, <i>n</i>. a drug; the dried juice, of astringent character, obtained from incisions in the bark of various trees. In Australia it is got from certain Eucalypts, e.g. <i>E. resinifera</i>, Smith, and <i>E. corymbosa</i>, Smith. "It is used in England under the name of <i>Red-gum</i> in astringent lozenges for sore throat." (`Century.') See <i>Red Gum</i>. The drug is Australian, but the word, according to Littre, is "<i>Mot des Indes orientales</i>."
<hw>Kipper</hw>, <i>n</i>. a youth who has been initiated, i.e. been through the <i>Bora</i> (q.v.). It is a Queensland word. In Kabi, Queensland, the form is <i>kivar</i>: on the Brisbane River, it is <i>kippa</i>, whereas in the Kamilaroi of New South Wales the word is <i>kubura</i>.
1853. H. Berkeley Jones, `Adventures in Australia in 1852 and 1853,' p. 126:
"Around us sat `Kippers,' i.e. `hobbledehoy blacks.'"