s an Australian bird of paradise, the celebrated
Rifle-bird (<i>Ptilorhis victoriae</i>), which, according to
Gould, has the most brilliant plumage of all Australian birds."

<hw>Rifleman</hw>, <i>n</i>. a bird of New Zealand,
<i>Acanthidositta chloris</i>, Buller; Maori name,
<i>Titipounamu</i>. See quotation. The name is sometimes
applied also to the <i>Rifle-bird</i> (q.v.).

1888. W. L. Buller, `Birds of New Zealand,' vol. i. p. 113:

"<i>Acanthidositta chloris</i>, Buller. The rifleman is the
smallest of our New Zealand birds. It is very generally
distributed."

[Footnote]: "This has hitherto been written
<i>Acanthisitta</i>; but Professor Newton has drawn my
attention to the fact of its being erroneous. I have therefore
adopted the more classic form of <i>Acanthidositta</i>, the
etymology of which is <i>'akanthid</i>,--crude form of
<i>'akanthis</i> = Carduelis, and <i>sitta</i> = sitta."

1888. W. Smith, `Transactions of the New Zealand Institute,'
vol. xxi. art. xxi. p. 214:

"<i>Acanthisitta chloris</i> (Rifleman). The feeble note of
this diminutive bird is oftener heard in the bush than the bird
is seen."

<hw>Right-of-Way</hw>, <i>n</i>. a lane. In England the word
indicates a legal right to use a particular passage. In
Australia it is used for the passage or lane itself.

1893. `The Argus,' Feb. 3:

"The main body of the men was located in the right-of-way,
which is overlooked by the side windows of the bureau."

<hw>Rimu</hw>, <i>n</i>. Maori name for a New Zealand tree,
<i>Dacrydium cupressinum</i>, <i>N.O. Coniferae</i>; also
called <i>Red pine</i>. <i>Rimu</i> is generally used
in North Island; <i>Red pine</i> more generally in the South.
See <i>Pine</i>.

1835. W. Yate, `Account of New Zealand,' p. 40:

"Rimu. This elegant tree comes to its greatest perfection in
shaded woods, and in moist, rich soil."

1872. A. Domett, `Ranolf,' p. 117:

"He lay
Couched in a rimu-tree one day."

1875. T. Laslett, `Timber and Timber Trees,' p. 306:

"The Rimu Tree. Height, eighty to 100 feet, fully forty to
fifty feet clear of branches . . . moderately hard . . .
planes up smoothly, takes a good polish, would be useful to the
cabinetmaker."

1879. Clement Bunbury, `Fraser's Magazine,' June, p. 761:

"Some of the trees, especially the rimu, a species of yew, here
called a pine, were of immense size and age."

<hw>Ring</hw>, <i>v. tr</i>. (1) To cut