ation (1848).

1845. E. J. Wakefield, `Adventures in New Zealand,' c. i.
p. 228:

"The pukeko is of a dark-blue colour, and about as large as a
pheasant. The legs, the bill, and a horny continuation of it
over the front of the head, are of a bright crimson colour.
Its long legs adapt it for its swampy life; its flight is slow
and heavy, resembling that of a bittern."

1848. J. Gould, `Birds of Australia,' vol. vi. pl. 70:

"<i>Porphyrio Bellus</i>, Gould, Azure breasted
<i>Porphyrio</i>; Swamp-Hen, Colonists of Western Australia."

1888. W. L. Buller, `Birds of New Zealand,' vol. ii. p. 79:

[A full description.]

<hw>Swamp-Mahogany</hw>, <i>n</i>. a timber tree, <i>Eucalyptus
botryoides</i>, Sm. See <i>Gum</i> and <i>Mahogany</i>.

1886. T. Heney, `Fortunate Days,' p. 50:

"Swamp mahogany's floor-flowered arms."

<hw>Swamp-Oak</hw>, <i>n</i>. (1) A broomlike leguminous shrub
or small tree, <i>Viminaria denudata</i>, Sm. (also called
<i>Swamp-broom</i>). (2) A tree of the genus <i>Casuarina</i>,
especially <i>C. paludosa</i>. See <i>Oak</i>.

1833. C. Sturt, I Southern Australia,'vol. i. c. i. p. 53:

"Light brushes of swamp-oak, cypress, box and acacia pendula."

1847. J. D. Lang, `Phillipsland,' p. 257:

"Its banks (Murrumbidgee) are fringed with the beautiful
swamp-oak, a tree of the <i>Casuarina</i> family, with a form
and character somewhat intermediate between that of the spruce
and that of the Scotch fir, being less formal and Dutch-like
than the former, and more graceful than the latter."

1865. Rev. J. E. Tenison-Woods, `History of the Discovery and
Exploration of Australia,' vol. i. p. 324:

"A stream, whose winding channel could be traced by the
particularly dark verdure of the swamp-oak (<i>Casuarina
paludosa</i>) on its banks."

1866. Miss Parkes, `Poems,' p. 40:

"Your voice came to me, soft and distant seeming,
As comes the murmur of the swamp-oak's tone."

1870. F. S. Wilson, `Australian Songs,' p. 100:

"Softly the swamp-oak
Muttered its sorrows to her and to me."

1883. C. Harpur, `Poems,' p. 47:

"Befringed with upward tapering feathery swamp-oaks."

<hw>Swamp-Pheasant</hw>, <i>n</i>. called also
<i>Pheasant-cuckoo</i>. Another name for the <i>Coucal</i>
(q.v.).

1847. L. Leichhardt, `Overland Expedition,' p. 60:

"A <i>Centropus phasianellus</i> (the swamp-pheasant
of Moreton Bay) was shot."

1881. A. C. Grant, `Bush Life in Queensland,' vol. i.