s of Linnaean
Society,' vol. xv. p. 239:

"`This species,' Mr. Caley says, `is called
<i>Thunder-bird</i> by the colonists. . . . The natives tell
me, that when it begins to thunder this bird is very noisy.'"

1848. J. Gould,' Birds of Australia,' vol. ii. pl. 64:

"<i>Pachycephala Gutturalis</i>, Thunder Bird,
Colonists of New South Wales."

1896. A. J. North, `List of the Insectivorous Birds of New
South Wales,' part i. p. 3:

"Pachycephala gutturalis, <i>Latham</i>. `Yellow-breasted
Thick-head.' . . . From its habit of starting to sing
immediately after a clap of thunder, the report of a gun,
or any other loud and sudden noise, it is known to many
residents of New South Wales as the Thunder-bird.'

"Pachycephala rufiventris, <i>Latham</i>. `Rufous-breasted
Thickhead.' . . . Also known as the `Thunder-bird.'"

<hw>Thunder-dirt</hw>, <i>n</i>. In New Zealand, a gelatinous
covering of a fungus (<i>Ileodictyon cibarium</i>) formerly
eaten by the Maoris.

<hw>Thylacine</hw>, and <hw>Thylacinus</hw>, <i>n</i>. the
scientific name of the genus of the animal called variously the
<i>Tasmanian Tiger</i> (q.v.), <i>Hyaena</i>, <i>Tasmanian
Wolf</i>, <i>Zebra Wolf</i>, and <i>Marsupial Wolf</i>. The
first spelling is the Anglicised form of the word. (Grk.
<i>thulakos</i>, a pouch, and <i>kuown</i>, a dog.)

1894. R. Lydekker, `Marsupialia,' p. 153:

"The Thylacine appears to be generally found among caverns and
rocks and the deep and almost impenetrable glens in the
neighbourhood of the highest mountains of Tasmania."

<hw>Ti</hw>, <i>n</i>. the name of various species of trees of
the genus <i>Cordyline</i>, <i>N.O. Liliaceae</i>. It exists
in the Pacific Islands as <i>C. Ti</i>, and in New Zealand the
species are <i>C. australis</i> and <i>C. indivisa</i>. It is
called in New Zealand the <i>Cabbage-tree</i> (q.v.), and the
heart used to be eaten by the settlers. The word is
Polynesian. In Hawaiian, the form is <i>Ki</i>; in Maori,
<i>Ti</i>. Compare <i>Kanaka</i> (q.v.) and <i>Tangata</i>.
By confusion, <i>Tea</i>, in <i>Tea-tree</i> (q.v.), is
frequently spelt <i>Ti</i>, and <i>Tea-tree</i> is sometimes
spelt <i>Ti-tri</i> (q.v.).

1845. E. J. Wakefield, `Adventures in New Zealand,' vol. i.
p. 58:

"In these natural shrubberies, too, and especially in wet
situations, a kind of cabbage-tree, called ti by the natives,
flourishes to great abundance."

1855. Rev. R. Taylor,' Te Ika a Maui