ows
under water, and work upwards into dry ground. The nest is
constructed in a little chamber made of dry leaves and grass,
and is very warm and comfortable; there is a second entrance on
dry ground. The young are found in the months of September and
October, but occasionally either a little earlier or later;
generally two or three at a time."

1892. A. Sutherland, `Elementary Geography of British
Colonies,' p. 273:

"The platypus is covered with fur like an otter, and has four
webbed feet, like those of a duck, and a black duck-like bill.
It makes a burrow in a river bank, but with an opening below
the level of the water. It swims and dives in quiet shady
river-bends, and disappears on hearing the least noise."

1894. R. Lydekker, `Marsupialia,' p. 233:

"The duck-bill was originally described under the name of
<i>Platypus anatinus</i>, which was Anglicised into duck-billed
platypus, but since the generic name [<i>Platypus</i>] had been
previously employed for another group of animals, it had,
by the rules of zoological nomenclature, to give place to the
later <i>Ornithorhynchus</i>, although Shaw's specific name
of<i>anatina</i> still holds good. On these grounds it is
likewise preferable to discard the Anglicised term Duck-billed
Platypus in favour of the simpler Duck-bill or Duck-Mole."

[Mr. Lydekker is a scientific Englishman, who has not lived
in Australia, and although the names of <i>Duck-bill</i>
and <i>Duck-mole</i> are perhaps preferable for more exact
scientific use, yet by long usage the name Platypus has become
the ordinary vernacular name, and is the one by which the
animal will always be known in Australian popular language.]

<hw>Plover</hw>, <i>n</i>. The bird called the Plover exists
all over the world. The species present in Australia are--

Black-breasted Plover--
<i>Sarciophorus pectoralis</i>, Cuv.

Golden P.--
<i>Charadrius fulvus</i>, Gmel.

Grey P.--
<i>C. helveticus</i>, Linn.

Long-billed Stone P.--
<i>Esacus magnirostris</i>, Geoff.

Masked P.--
<i>Lobivanellus personatus</i>, Gould.

Spur-winged P.--
<i>Lobivanellus lobatus</i>, Lath.

Stone P.--
<i>OEdicnemus grallarius</i>, Lath.

And in New Zealand--Red-breasted Plover, <i>Charadrius
obscurus</i>, Gmel. (Maori name, <i>Tututuriwhata</i>);
Crook-billed, <i>Anarhynchus frontalis</i>, Quoy and Gaim.
The authorities vary in the vernacular names and in the
scientific classification. See also <i>Sa