sh of the Australian
coasts, called by this name in Sydney. It is <i>Scorpis
aequipinnis</i>, Richards., family <i>Squamipinnes</i>.
This family has the soft, and frequently also the spinous,
part of their dorsal and anal fins so thickly covered with scales,
that the boundary between fins and body is entirely obliterated.
<i>S. aequippinnis</i> is possibly the <i>Light-horseman</i>
(q.v.) of early Australian writers.

<hw>Sweet Tea</hw>. See <i>Tea</i>.

<hw>Swift</hw>, <i>n</i>. In Australia, the species of this
common bird are--Spine-tailed Swift, <i>Chaetura caudacuta</i>,
Lath.; White-rumped S., <i>Micropus pacificus</i>, Lath.

<hw>Swing-gate</hw>, <i>n</i>. Used in its ordinary English
sense, but specially applied to a patent gate for drafting
sheep, invented by Mr. Lockhart Morton.

1890. Rolf Boldrewood, `Squatter's Dream,' c. ix. p. 91:

"Mr. Stangrove . . . has no more idea of a swing-gate than
a shearing-machine."

<hw>Sword-grass</hw>, <i>n</i>. In New Zealand, <i>Arundo
conspicua</i>; in Australia, <i>Cladium psittacorum</i>,
Labill. It is not the same as the English plant of that name,
and is often called <i>Cutting Grass</i> (q.v.).

1872. A. Domett, `Ranolf,' p. 172:

"The great plumes far and wide of the sword-grass aspire."

<hw>Sword-Sedge</hw>, a sedge on Australian coasts,
<i>Lepidosperma gladiatum</i>, Labill., <i>N.O. Cyperaceae</i>,
useful for binding sea-sand, and yielding a good material
for paper.

1877. Baron von Mueller, `Botanic Teachings,' p. 124:

"Lepidosperma is nearly endemically Australian. Lepidosperma
gladiatum, the great Swords-edge [sic] of our coasts, furnishes
an admirable material for writing paper."

[It is curious that <i>Swords-edge</i> makes most ingenious
sense, but it is evidently a misprint for Sword-sedge.]

<hw>Sycamore Tree</hw>. See <i>Laurel</i>. In New South
Wales, the name is given to <i>Brachyciton luridus</i>,
C. Moore, <i>N.O. Sterculiaceae</i>.

<hw>Sycoceric</hw>, <i>adj</i>. belonging to a waxy resin
obtained from the <i>Port-Jackson Fig</i>; see under
<i>Fig</i>. (From Grk. <i>sukon</i>, "fig," and <i>kaeros</i>,
"wax.")

<hw>Sycoceryl</hw>, <i>n</i>. a supposed element of the
sycoceric compounds. See <i>Sycoceric</i>.

T

<hw>Taboo</hw>, <i>n</i>. See <i>Tapu</i>.

<hw>Tagrag-and-Bobtail</hw>, <i>n</i>. a species of sea-weed.
See quotation.

1866. S. Hannaford, `Wild Flowers of Tasmania,' p. 80:

"It is a