alifornian Pilchard, and closely related to the
English Pilchard, which is <i>Clupea pilchardus</i>.

<hw>Pilgrims, Canterbury</hw>, <i>n</i>. The first settlers
in Canterbury, New Zealand, were so called in allusion to the
pilgrims to the shrine of St. Thomas Becket. Chaucer's
`Canterbury Tales' were told by such pilgrims. The name was
given probably by Mr. William Lyon, who in 1851 wrote the
`Dream.' See quotation, 1877.

1865. Lady Barker, `Station Life in New Zealand,' p. 20:

"The `Pilgrims,' as the first comers are always called.
I like the name; it is so pretty and suggestive."

1877. W. Pratt, `Colonial Experiences or Incidents of
Thirty-four Years in New Zealand,' p. 234:

"In the `Dream of a Shagroon,' which bore the date Ko Matinau,
April 1851, and which first appeared in the `Wellington
Spectator' of May 7, the term `Pilgrim' was first applied to
the settlers; it was also predicted in it that the `Pilgrims'
would be `smashed,' and the Shagroons left in undisputed
possession of the country for their flocks and herds."

<hw>Pilot-bird</hw>, <i>n</i>. This name is given to
a sea-bird of the Caribbean Islands. In Australia it
is applied to <i>Pycnoptilus floccosus</i>, Gould.

1893. `The Argus,' March 25, p. 4, col. 6:

"Here, close together, are eggs of the lyre-bird and the
pilot-bird--the last very rare, and only found quite lately in
the Dandenong Ranges, where the lyre-bird, too, has its home."

<hw>Pimelea</hw>, <i>n</i>. scientific name for a large genus
of shrubs or herbs, <i>N.O. Thymeleaceae</i>. There are over
seventy species, all confined to Australia and New Zealand.
They bear terminal or axillary clusters of white, rose, or
yellow flowers, and being very beautiful plants, are frequently
cultivated in conservatories. A gardener's name for some of
the species is <i>Rice-flower</i>. Several of the species,
especially <i>P. axiflora</i>, F. v. M., yield excellent fibre,
and are among the plants called <i>Kurrajong</i> (q.v.);
another name is <i>Toughbark</i>. For etymology, see
quotation, 1793.

1793. J. E. Smith, `Specimen of Botany of New Holland,'
p. 32:

"Gaertner . . . adopted the name of <i>Pimelea</i> from
the manuscripts of Dr. Solander. It is derived from
<i>pimelae</i>, fat, but is rather a pleasantly sounding
than a very apt denomination, unless there may be anything
oily in the recent fruit."

<hw>Pimlico</hw>, <i>n</i>. another name for the
<i>Friar-bird<