n</i>. i.q. <i>Hopping-fish</i>
(q.v.).

<hw>Climbing-Pepper</hw>, <i>n</i>. See <i>Pepper</i>.

<hw>Clitonyx</hw>, <i>n</i>. the scientific name of a genus of
New Zealand birds, including the <i>Yellow-head</i> (q.v.) and
the <i>White-head</i> (q.v.); from Greek <i>klinein</i>, root
<i>klit</i>, to lean, slant, and <i>'onux</i>, claw. The genus
was so named by Reichenbach in 1851, to distinguish the New
Zealand birds from the Australian birds of the genus
<i>Orthonyx</i> (q.v.), which formerly included them both.

<hw>Clock-bird</hw>, <i>n</i>. another name for the <i>Laughing
Jachass</i>. See <i>Jackass</i>.

<hw>Clock, Settlers'</hw>, <i>n</i>. i.q. <i>Clock-bird</i>,
(q.v.)

<hw>Cloudy-Bay Cod</hw>, <i>n</i>. a New Zealand name for the
<i>Ling</i> (q.v.). See also <i>Cod</i>.

<hw>Clover-Fern</hw>, <i>n</i>. another name for the plant
called <i>Nardoo</i> (q.v.).

<hw>Clover, Menindie</hw>, <i>n</i>. an Australian fodder
plant, <i>Trigonella suavissima</i>, Lind.,
<i>N.O. Leguminoseae</i>.

1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Native Plants,' p. 143:

`From its abundance in the neighbourhood of Menindie, it is
often called Menindie-clover.' It is the `Australian shamrock'
of Mitchell. This perennial, fragrant, clover-like plant is a
good pasture herb."

<hw>Clover-Tree</hw>, <i>n</i>. a Tasmanian tree, called also
<i>Native Laburnun</i>. See under <i>Laburnum</i>.

<hw>Coach</hw>, <i>n</i>. a bullock used as a decoy to catch
wild cattle. This seems to be from the use of coach as the
University term for a private tutor.

1874. W. H. L. Ranken, `Dominion of Australia,' c. vi. p. 110:

"To get them [sc. wild cattle] a party of stockmen take a small
herd of quiet cattle, `coaches.'"

<hw>Coach</hw>, <i>v</i>. to decoy wild cattle or horses with
tame ones.

1874. W. H. L. Ranken, `Dominion of Australia,' c. vi. p. 121:

"Here he [the wild horse] may be got by `coaching' like wild
cattle."

<hw>Coach-whip Bird</hw>, <i>n</i>. <i>Psophodes crepitans</i>,
V. and H. (see Gould's `Birds of Australia,' vol. iii. pl. 15);
Black-throated C.B., <i>P. nigrogularis</i>, Gould. Called also
<i>Whipbird</i> and <i>Coachman</i>.

1827. Vigors and Horsfield, `Transactions of Linnaean Society,'
vol. xv. p. 330:

"This bird is more often heard than seen. It inhabits bushes.
The loud cracking whip-like noise it makes (from whence the
colonists give it the name of coachwhip), may be heard from a
great distanc