ne fish of New South
Wales, excellent for food, <i>Glaucosoma scapulare</i>, Ramsay,
family <i>Percidae</i>.

<hw>Pedgery</hw>, <i>n</i>. i.q. <i>Pituri</i> (q.v.).

<hw>Pee-wee</hw>, <i>n</i>. a New South Wales name for the
<i>Magpie-Lark</i> (q.v.).

<hw>Peg-out</hw>, <i>v. tr</i>. to mark out a gold-claim under
the Mining Act, or a <i>Free-Selection</i> (q.v.) under the
Land Act, by placing pegs at the corners of the land selected.
Used also metaphorically.

1858. W. H. Hall, `Practical Experiences at the Diggings in
Victoria,' p. 23:

"I selected an unoccupied spot between two holes . . . pegged
out eight square feet, paid the licence fee."

1880. G. Sutherland, `Tales of Goldfields,' p. 58:

"He was in high hopes that he might be one of the first to peg
out ground on the goldfield."

1890. Rolf Boldrewood, `The Miner's Right,' c. iii. p. 32:

"The pegging out, that is, the placing of four stout sticks,
one at each corner, was easy enough."

1891. W. Tilley, `Wild West of Tasmania,' p. 8:

"Making their way to Heemskirk, where they were the first to
peg out land for ten."

Ibid. Preface:

"The writer . . . should be called on to defend his conduct
in pegging out an additional section on the outskirts of the
field of literature."

<hw>Pelican</hw>, <i>n</i>. English bird-name. The pelicans
occur in nearly all temperate or tropical regions. The
Australian species is <i>Pelecanus conspicillatus</i>, Temm.

1885. R. M. Praed, `Head Station,' p. 256 [Title of
chapter 39]:

"Where the pelican builds her nest."

<hw>Penguin</hw>, <i>n</i>. common English bird-name.
The species in Australia are--

Crested Penguin--
<i>Catarractes chrysocome</i>, Lath.

Fairy P.--
<i>Eudyptula undina</i>, Gould.

Little P.--
<i>E. minor</i>, Forst.

For the New Zealand species, see the quotation,
and also <i>Korora</i>.

1889. Professor Parker, `Catalogue of New Zealand Exhibition,'
p. 119:

"The Penguins are characteristic Southern Hemisphere sea-birds,
being represented in the Northern by the Puffins. They are
flightless, but their wings are modified into powerful fins or
flappers. Among the most interesting forms are the following--
the King Penguin, <i>Aptenodytes longirostris</i>; Rock Hopper
P., <i>Pygoscelis taeniatus</i>; Yellow-Crowned P., <i>Eudyptes
antipodum</i>; Crested P., <i>E. pachyrhynchus</i>; Little Blue
P., <i>E. minor</i> and <i>undina</i>."

<hw>Pennyroyal, Native</h