men's Land,' vol. ii. p. 11:

"<i>Dasyurus maculatus</i>, Shaw. . . . The <i>Spotted
Martin</i>, Phillip's `Voy. to Botany Bay, p. 276. Martin
Cat,' pl. 46. `Tiger Cat' of the Colonists of Tasmania,
to which island it is confined. It is distinguished from
<i>D. viverrinus</i>, the `Native Cat' of the Colonists,
by its superior size and more robust form; also from
the tail being spotted as well as the body."

1891. `Guide to the Zoological Gardens, Melbourne':

"After the opossums comes a specimen of the tiger-cat
(<i>Dasyurus maculatus</i>); this animal, which is so
destructive to poultry, is well known throughout the
country in Victoria."

<hw>Tiger, Tasmanian</hw>. See <i>Thylacine</i>
and <i>Tasmanian Tiger</i>.

<hw>Tiger-Snake</hw>, <i>n</i>. See under <i>Snake</i>.

<hw>Tihore</hw>, <i>n</i>. Maori name for a species of New
Zealand flax. Name used specially in the North Island for the
best variety of <i>Phormium</i> (q.v.).

1845. E. J. Wakefield, `Adventures in New Zealand,' vol. ii.
p. 286:

"The species of <i>Phormium tenax</i> thus cultivated is
the tihore, literally the `skinning' flax. This name describes
the ease with which it submits to the scraping process."

<hw>Tiki</hw>, <i>n</i>. Maori name for the Creator of man, and
thence taken to represent an ancestor. The Maoris made large
wooden images to represent their <i>Tiki</i>, and gave the name
of <i>Tiki</i> to these images. Later they were made in
miniature in greenstone (q.v.), and used as neck ornaments.
See <i>Heitiki</i>.

<hw>Tit</hw>, <i>n</i>. common English bird name.
Applied in Australia to the following species--

Broad-tailed Tit--
<i>Acanthiza apicalis</i>, Gould.

Brown T.--
<i>A. pusilla</i>, Lath.

Buff T.--
<i>Geobasileus reguloides</i>, V. and H.

Chestnut-rumped T.--
<i>Acanthiza uropygialis</i>, Gould.

Little T.--
<i>A. nana</i>, Vig. and Hors.

Plain T.--
<i>A. inornata</i>, Gould.

Red-rumped T.--
<i>A. pyrrhopygia</i>, Gould.

Scaly-breasted T.--
<i>A. squamata</i>, De Vis.

Scrub T.--
<i>Sericornis magna</i>, Gould.

Striated T.--
<i>Acanthiza lineata</i>, Gould.

Tasmanian T.--
<i>A. diemenensis</i>, Gould; called also <i>Brown-tail</i>.

Yellow-rumped T.--
<i>Geobasileus chrysorrhoea</i>, Quoy and Gaim.

See also <i>Tree-tit</i>.

<hw>Tit-fish</hw>, <i>n</i>. a name given in North Australia
to the Sea-slug, or Trepang; because the appearance of its
tentacles