>,Gould, White-winged S.; <i>S. pileata</i>,
Gould, Black-capped S.; <i>S. tenuirostris</i>, Gould,
Slender-billed S.

1869. J. Gould, `Birds of Australia' (Supplement):

"<i>Sittella Striata</i>, Gould, Striated Sittella."

1875. Gould and Sharpe, `Birds of New Guinea,' vol. iii.
pl. 28:

"<i>Sittella albata</i>, Pied Sittella."

1890 `Victorian Statutes-Game Act' (Third Schedule):

"Sittellas. [Close season.] From the first day of August
to the 10th day of December next following in each year."

1896. F. G. Aflalo, `Natural History of Australia,' p. 136:

"Four species of <i>Sitilla</i> [sic] which, except that they
do not lay their eggs in hollow trees, bear some resemblance to
our nuthatch."

<hw>Skate</hw>, <i>n</i>. The New Zealand fish called
a <i>Skate</i> is <i>Raja nasuta</i>, a different species
of the same genus as the European Skate.

<hw>Skipjack</hw>, or <hw>Skipjack-Pike</hw>, <i>n</i>.
This fish, <i>Temnodon saltator</i>, Cuv. and Val., is the
same as the British and American fish of that name. It is
called <i>Tailor</i> (q.v.) in Sydney. The name <i>Skipjack</i>
used also to be given by the whalers to the Australian fish
<i>Trevally</i> (q.v.).

1872. Hutton and Hector, `Fishes of New Zealand,' p. 111:

"It is quoted by Richardson that this fish [trevally], which he
says is the Skipjack of the sealers, used to be a staple
article of food with the natives."

<hw>Skipper</hw>, i.q. <i>Hopping fish</i> (q.v.).

<hw>Skirr</hw>, <i>n</i>. imitative.

1884. Marcus Clarke, `Memorial Volume,' p. 127:

"How many nights have I listened to the skirr of the wild
cats."

<hw>Skirting</hw>, <i>n</i>. generally used in the plural.
In sheep-shearing, the inferior parts of the wool taken
from the extremities.

1890. `The Argus,' Sept. 20, p. 13, col. 7:

"At the `skirting-table' we will stand for a little while, and
watch while the fleece just brought in is opened out by the
`roller,' and the inferior portions removed."

<hw>Skullbanker</hw>, or <hw>Scowbanker</hw>, <i>n</i>. a slang
name in Australia for a loafer, a tramp.

1866. A. Michie, `Retrospects and Prospects of the Colony,'
p. 9:

"A skull-banker is a species of the genus loafer--half
highwayman, half beggar. He is a haunter of stations,
and lives on the squatters, amongst whom he makes a circuit,
affecting to seek work and determining not to find it."

<hw>Slab</hw>, <i>n</i>. In English, the word slab, as applie