1860. G. Bennett, `Gatherings of a Naturalist,' p. 233:
"Among the Honey-suckers is that singular-looking bird, the Leatherhead, or Bald-headed Friar (<i>Tropidorhynchus corniculatus</i>); it is commonly seen upon the topmost branches of lofty trees, calling `Poor Soldier,' `Pimlico,' `Four o'clock,' and uttering screaming sounds. It feeds upon insects, wild fruits, and any sweets it can procure from the flowers of the Banksia and Gum-trees."
<hw>Leather-Jacket</hw>, <i>n</i>.
(1) A name applied popularly and somewhat confusedly to various trees, on account of the toughness of their bark— (a) <i>Eucalyptus punctata</i>, De C., Hickory Eucalypt (q.v.); (b) <i>Alphitonia excelsa</i>, Reiss., or Cooperswood; (c) <i>Ceratopetalum</i>, or Coachwood; (d) <i>Cryptocarya meissnerii</i>, F. v. M.; (e) <i>Weinmannia benthami</i>, F. v. M.
(2) A fish of the family <i>Sclerodermi</i>, <i>Monacanthus ayraudi</i>, Quoy. and Gaim., and numerous other species of <i>Monocanthus</i>. Leather-Jackets are wide-spread in Australian seas. The name is given elsewhere to other fishes. See <i>File-fish</i> and <i>Pig-fish</i>.
1770. `Capt. Cook's Journal,' edition Wharton, 1893, p. 246:
"They had caught a great number of small fish, which the sailors call leather jackets, on account of their having a very thick skin; they are known in the West Indies."
1773. `Hawkesworth's Voyages,' vol. iii. p. 503—'Cook's First Voyage,' May 4, 1770 (at Botany Bay):
"Small fish, which are well known in the West Indies, and which our sailors call Leather jackets, because their skin is remarkably thick."
1789. W. Tench, `Expedition to Botany Bay, p. 129: