ly fierce and disgusting-looking
animal, of a black colour, usually having one white band across
the chest, and another across the back, near the tail. It is a
perfect glutton, and most indiscriminate in its feeding."

1862. F. J. Jobson, `Australia,' c. vii. p. 186:

"<i>Dasyurus ursinus</i>--a carnivorous marsupial. Colonists
in Tasmania, where only it exists . . . called it the `devil,'
from the havoc it made among their sheep and poultry."

1891. `Guide to Zoological Gardens, Melbourne':

"In the next division is a pair of Tasmanian devils
(<i>Dasyurus ursinus</i>); these unprepossessing-looking brutes
are hated by every one in Tasmania, their habitat, owing to
their destructiveness amongst poultry, and even sheep. They
are black in colour, having only a white band across the chest,
and possess great strength in proportion to their size."

<hw>Devil's Guts</hw>, <i>n</i>. The name is given in Australia
to the <i>Dodder-Laurel</i> (see <i>Laurel</i>), <i>Cassytha
filiformis</i>, Linn., <i>N.O. Lauraceae</i>. In Tasmania the
name is applied to <i>Lyonsia straminea</i>, R. Br., <i>N.O.
Apocyneae</i>.

1862. W. Archer, `Products of Tasmania,' p. 41:

"Lyonsia (<i>Lyonsia straminea</i>, Br.). Fibres of the bark
fine and strong. The lyonsia is met with, rather sparingly, in
dense thickets, with its stems hanging like ropes among the
trees."

1889. J. H. Maiden, `useful Native Plants,' p. 14:

"This and other species of Cassythia are called
`dodder-laurel.' The emphatic name of `devil's guts' is
largely used. It frequently connects bushes and trees by
cords, and becomes a nuisance to the traveller." [This plant
is used by the Brahmins of Southern India for seasoning their
buttermilk. (`Treasury of Botany.')]

Ibid. p. 162:

"It is also used medicinally."

<hw>Devil-on-the-Coals</hw>, <i>n</i>. a Bushman's name for
a small and quickly-baked damper.

1862. Rev. A. Polehampton, `Kangaroo Land,' p. 77:

"Instead of damper we occasionally made what is colonially
known as `devils on the coals.' . . . They are convenient when
there is not time to make damper, as only a minute or so is
required to bake them. They are made about the size of a
captain's biscuit, and as thin as possible, thrown on the
embers and turned quickly with the hand."

<hw>Diamond Bird</hw>, <i>n</i>. a bird-name. In the time of
Gould this name was only applied to <i>Pardalotus
punctatus</i>, Temm. Since that time it