handle of his old black billy-can, in
which were some scraps of meat wrapped in a newspaper of the
5th inst. He had taken with him his old companions of the
roads--his billy and his swag."

<hw>Swagsman</hw>, <i>n</i>. a variant of <i>Swagman</i>
(q.v.).

1879 J. Brunton Stephens, `Drought and Doctrine' (Works,
p. 309):

"Rememberin' the needful, I gets up an' quietly slips
To the porch to see--a swagsman--with our bottle at his lips."

1880. G. Sutherland, `Tales of Goldfields,' p. 89:

"One of these prospecting swagsmen was journeying towards
Maryborough."

1882. A. J. Boyd, `Old Colonials,' p. 111:

"Idleness being the mainspring of the journeys of the Swagsman
(Anglice, `tramp')."

1890. Rolf Boldrewood, `Colonial Reformer,' c. xix. p. 235:

"The able-bodied swagsmen hasten towards Rainbar."

<hw>Swallow</hw>, <i>n</i>. common English bird-name.
The species observed in Australia are--

The Swallow--
<i>Hirundo neoxena</i>, Gould.

Black-and-white S.--
<i>Cheramaeca leucosternum</i>, Gould.

Black-faced Wood S.--
<i>Artamus melanops</i>, Gould.

Eastern S.--
<i>Hirundo javanica</i>, Sparrm.

Grey-breasted Wood S.--
<i>Artamus cinereus</i>, Vieill.

Little Wood S.--
<i>A. minor</i>, Vieill.

Masked Wood S.--
<i>Artamus personatus</i>, Gould.

White-bellied Wood S.--
<i>A. hypoleucus</i>.

White-browed Wood S.--
<i>A. superciliosus</i>, Gould.

White-rumped Wood S.--
<i>A. leucogaster</i>, Valenc.

Wood S.--
<i>A. sordidus</i>, Lath.

<i>Artamus</i> is often wrongly spelt <i>Artemus</i>.
The <i>Wood-Swallows</i> are often called <i>Summer-birds</i>
(q.v.).

<hw>Swamp-Broom</hw>, <i>n</i>. a rush-broom, <i>Viminaria
denudata</i>, Sm., <i>N.O. Leguminosae</i>.
See <i>Swamp-Oak</i>.

<hw>Swamp-Daisy-tree</hw>, <i>n</i>. See <i>Daisy-tree</i>.

<hw>Swamp-Gum</hw>, <i>n</i>. See <i>Gum</i>.

<hw>Swamp-Hawk</hw>, <i>n</i>. another name for the New Zealand
<i>Harrier</i>. See <i>Harrier</i>.

<hw>Swamp-Hen</hw>, <i>n</i>. an Australasian bird,
<i>Porphyrio melanonotus</i>, Temm. (often incorrectly
shortened to <i>Melanotus</i>). Called sometimes the
<i>Porphyrio</i> (q.v.); Maori name, <i>Pukeko</i>. Called
also the <i>Swamp-Turkey</i>, the <i>Purple Coot</i>, and by
New Zealand colonists, <i>Sultana-bird</i>, <i>Pukaki</i>,
or <i>Bokaka</i>, the last two being corruptions of the Maori
name. For a West-Australian variety of the <i>Porphyrio</i>,
see quot