is in
danger of extermination, but it is readily raised from seed."

<hw>Sugar-Gum</hw>, <i>n</i>. an Australian Gum, <i>Eucalyptus
corynocalyx</i> of South Australia and North-Western Victoria.
The foliage is sweet, and attractive to cattle.
See <i>Gum</i>.

<hw>Sultana-bird</hw>, <i>n</i>. a name for the
<i>Swamp-Hen</i> (q.v.), <i>Porphyrio melanonotus</i>, Temm.

1872. A. Domett, `Ranolf,' p. 223:

"Black sultana-birds, blue-breasted as deep ocean."

<hw>Summer-bird</hw>, <i>n</i>. the Old Colonists' name for the
<i>Wood-swallows</i>. See <i>Swallow</i>. In Tasmania it is
applied to a species of Shrike, <i>Graucalus melanops</i>,
Lath. The name refers to the migratory habits of both birds.

1895. C. French, Government entomologist, letter to `Argus,'
Nov. 29:

"The wood-swallows, known to us old colonists as summer birds,
are migratory, making their appearance about September and
disappearing about the end of January."

<hw>Summer Country</hw>, <i>n</i>. In New Zealand (South
Island), country which can be used in summer only; mountain
land in Otago and Canterbury, above a certain level.

<hw>Sun-bird</hw>, <i>n</i>. a common name of various birds.
Applied in Australia to <i>Cinnyris frenata</i>, Mull.

1869. J. Gould, `Birds of Australia' (Supplement), pl. 45:

"`This pretty Sun-bird,' says Mr. MacGillivray, `appears to be
distributed along the whole of the northeast coast of
Australia, the adjacent islands, and the whole of the islands
in Torres Straits.'"

<hw>Sundew</hw>, <i>n</i>. There are many species of this
flower in Australia and Tasmania, most of them peculiar to
Australasia; <i>Drosera</i> spp., <i>N.O. Droseraceae</i>.

1888. `Cassell's Picturesque Australasia,' vol. ii. p. 236:

"Smooth, marshy meadows, gleaming with the ruby stars of
millions of tiny little sundews."

<hw>Sundowner</hw>, <i>n</i>. a tramp who takes care to arrive
at a station at sundown, so that he shall be provided with
`<i>tucker</i>' (q.v.) at the squatter's cost: one of those who
go about the country seeking work and devoutly hoping they may
not find it.

1880. G. <i>n</i>. Oakley, in `Victoria in 1880,' p. 114 [Title of
poem of seventeen stanzas]:

"<i>The Sundowner</i>."

1888. D. Macdonald, `Gum Boughs,' p. 32:

"When the real `sundowner' haunts these banks for a season, he
is content with a black pannikin, a clasp knife, and a platter
whittled out of primaeval bark."

1890. `The Argus,'