st of
Victoria. See <i>Turkey</i>.

1888. Rolf Boldrewood, `Robbery under Arms,' p. 171:

"The Lowan (Mallee-hen, they're mostly called). The Lowan
eggs--beautiful pink thin-shelled ones they are, first-rate
to eat, and one of 'em a man's breakfast."

1890. A. H. S. Lucas, `Handbook of the Australasian
Association for the Advancement of Science,' Melbourne, p. 68:

"To the dry, arid Mallee Scrub of the Western District is a
radical change of scene. There the so-called Mallee hen, or
Native name, Lowan (<i>Leipoa ocellata</i>), loves to dwell."

1896. `The Argus,' Aug. 4, p. 5, col. 2:

"The postmaster at Nhill had drawn the attention of the Deputy
Postmaster-General to the large number of letters which are
received there addressed to `Lowan.' It should be understood
that this is the name of a county containing several postal
districts, and correspondents should be more specific in their
addresses."

<hw>Lowrie</hw>, <i>n</i>. a bird-name. An Australian variant
of <i>Lory</i> (q.v.).

1850. J. B. Clutterbuck, `Port Phillip in 1849,' p. 40:

"A great many species of the parrot are found; and of these
the King Parrot is the most beautiful, and that called the
Lowrie is perhaps the most docile."

1890. Lyth, `Golden South,' p. 127:

"The birds are very beautiful--the Blue Mountain and Lowrie
parrots . . .'

<hw>Lubra</hw>, <i>n</i>. aboriginal name for a black woman.
The name comes from Tasmania, appearing first in the form
<i>loubra</i>, in a vocabulary given in the `Voyage de
Decouvertes de l'Astrolabe' (Paris, 1834), vol. vii. p. 9,
and was obtained from a Tasmanian woman, belonging to Port
Dalrymple on the Tamar River. It is probably a compound
of the Tasmanian words <i>loa</i> or <i>lowa</i>, a woman,
and <i>proi</i> (with variants), big. In Victoria, the use
of the word began at the Hopkins River and the vicinity,
having been introduced by settlers from Tasmania, but it was
generally adopted south of the Murray. North of the Murray
the native women were called <i>Gins</i> (q.v.). Both words
are now used indiscriminately.

1855. W. Blandowski, `Transactions of Philosophical Society
of Victoria,' vol. i. p. 73 :

"The young man who wishes to marry has first to look out for a
wife amongst the girls or <i>leubras</i> of some neighbouring
tribe."

1864. H. Simcox, `Outward Bound," p. 87:

"Many lubras so black with their load on their back."

1885. R. M. Praed, `Australian Life