<hw>Dorcopsis</hw>, <i>n</i>. the scientific name of a genus of
little Kangaroos with pretty gazelle-like faces.
(Grk. <i>dorkas</i>, a gazelle, and <i>'opsis</i>, appearance.)
They are called <i>Dorca-Kangaroos</i>, and are confined to New
Guinea, and form in some respects a connecting link between
<i>Macropus</i> and the <i>Tree-Kangaroo</i> (q.v.). There are
three species--the Brown Dorca Kangaroo, <i>Dorcopsis
muelleri</i>; Grey D., <i>D. luctuosa</i>, Macleay's D.,
<i>D. macleayi</i>. See <i>Kangaroo</i> (e).

<hw>Dottrel</hw>, <i>n</i>. formerly <i>Dotterel</i>, common
English bird-name, applied in Australia to <i>Charadrius
australis</i>, Gould.

Black-fronted Dottrel--
<i>Charadrius nigrifrons</i>, Temm.

Double-banded D.--
<i>C. bicincta</i>, Jord. and Selb.

Hooded D.--
<i>C. monacha</i>, Geoff.

Large Sand D.--
<i>C. (AEgialitis)</i> geoffroyi, Wag.

Mongolian Sand D.--
<i>C. (AEgialitis) mongolica</i>, Pallas.

Oriental D.--
<i>C. veredus</i>, Gould.

Red-capped Dottrel--
<i>Charadrius ruficapilla</i>, Temm.; called also
<i>Sand-lark</i>.

Red-necked D.--
<i>C. (AEgialitis) mastersi</i>, Ramsay.

Ringed D.--
<i>C. hiaticula</i>, Linn. [See also Red-knee.]

<hw>Dove</hw>, <i>n</i>. a well-known English bird-name,
applied in Australia to the--

Barred-shouldered Dove--
<i>Geopelia humeralis</i>, Temm.

Ground D.--
<i>G. tranquilla</i>, Gould.

Little D.--
<i>G. cuneata</i>, Lath. [See also Ground-dove.]

<hw>Dove-Petrel</hw>, <i>n</i>. a well-known English bird-name.
The species in the-Southern Seas are--

<i>Prion turtur</i>, Smith.

Banks D.-P.--
<i>P. banksii</i>, Smith.

Broad-billed D.-P.--
<i>P. vittata</i>, Forst.

Fairy D.-P.--
<i>P. ariel</i>, Gould.

<hw>Dover</hw>, <i>n</i>. a clasp knife, by a maker of that
name, once much used in the colonies.

1878. `The Australian,' vol. i. p. 418:

"In plates and knives scant is the shepherd's store,
`Dover' and pan are all, he wants no more."

1893. April 15, `A Traveller's Note':

"`So much a week and the use of my Dover' men used to say in
making a contract of labour."

1894. `Bush Song' [Extract]:

"Tie up the dog beside the log,
And come and flash your Dover."

<hw>Down</hw>, <i>n</i>. a prejudice against, hostility to;
a peculiarly Australian noun made out of the adverb.

1856. W. W. Dobie, `Recollections of a Visit to Port Philip,'
p. 84:

". . . the bushranger had been i