Austral English / A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia

by Edward Ellis Morris

"Every body gallops here, or at least goes at a canter—which they call the Australian lope."

<hw>Loquat</hw>, a Chinese word meaning "Rush-orange," <i>Photinia japonica</i>. Being highly ornamental and bearing a pleasant stony juicy fruit of the colour and size of a small orange, it has been introduced into nearly all Australian gardens. The name <i>Native Loquat</i> has been given to an indigenous shrub, <i>Rhodomyrtus macrocarpa</i>, Benth., <i>N.O. Myrtaceae</i>.

<hw>Lorikeet</hw>, <i>n</i>. a bird-name, little <i>Lory</i> (q.v.). The species in Australia are—

Blue-bellied Lorikeet—
<i>Trichoglossus novae-hollandiae</i>, Gmel.

Blue-faced L.—
<i>Cyclopsitta macleayana</i>, Ramsay.

Little L.—
<i>Trichoglossus pusillus</i>, Shaw.

Musk L.—
<i>T. concinnus</i>, Shaw.

Purple-crowned L.—
<i>T. porphyrocephalus</i>, Dietr.

Red-collared L.—
<i>T. rubritorqus</i>, Vig. and Hors.

Red-faced L.—
<i>Cyclopsitta coxenii</i>, Gould.