ked throw out a perfume sweeter than the laburnum; and the
gum . . . is said not to be dissimilar to gum-arabic."

1845. R. Howitt, `Australia,' p. 175:

"But, Yarra, thou art lovelier now,
With clouds of bloom on every bough;
A gladsome sight it is to see,
In blossom thy mimosa tree.
Like golden-moonlight doth it seem,
The moonlight of a heavenly dream;
A sunset lustre, chaste and cold,
A pearly splendour blent with gold."

"<i>To the River Yarra</i>."

1848. W. Westgarth, `Australia Felix,' p. 255:

"The other exports of Australia Felix consist chiefly of
tallow, cured beef and mutton, wheat, mimosa-bark, and
gumwood."

1849. J. P. Townsend, `Rambles in New South Wales,' p. 34:

"The mimosa--although it sadly chokes the country--when in
flower, fills the air with fragrance. Its bark is much used
for tanning purposes; and the gum that exudes from the stem is
of some value as an export, and is used by the blacks as food."

1870. F. S. Wilson, `Australian Songs,' p. 29:

"I have sat, and watched the landscape, latticed by the golden
curls,
Showering, like mimosa-blooms, in scented streams about my
breast."

<hw>Minah</hw>, <i>n</i>. (also <hw>Myna</hw>, <hw>Mina</hw>,
and <hw>Minah-bird</hw>, and the characteristic Australian
change of <hw>Miner</hw>). From Hindustani <i>maina</i>,
a starling. The word is originally applied in India to
various birds of the Starling kind, especially to <i>Graculus
religiosa</i>, a talking starling or grackle. One of these
Indian grackles, <i>Acridotheres tristis</i>, was acclimatised
in Melbourne, and is now common to the house-tops of most
Australian towns. He is not Australian, but is the bird
generally referred to as the <i>Minah</i>, or <i>Minah-
bird</i>. There are <i>Minahs</i> native to Australia,
of which the species are--

Bell-Mina--
<i>Manorhina melanophrys</i>, Lath.

Bush-M.--
<i>Myzantha garrula</i>, Lath.

Dusky-M.--
<i>M. obscura</i>, Gould.

Yellow-M.--
<i>M. lutea</i>, Gould.

Yellow-throated M.--
<i>M. flavigula</i>, Gould.

1803. Lord Valentia, `Voyages,' vol. i. p. 227 [Stanford]:

"During the whole of our stay two minahs were talking most
incessantly."

1813. J. Forbes, `Oriental Memoirs,' vol. i. p. 47 [Yule]:

"The mynah is a very entertaining bird, hopping about the
house, and articulating several words in the manner of the
starling."

1848. J. Gould, `Birds of Australia,' vol.