of the Geographical Society,'
anabranches, but which the natives call billibongs, channels
coming out of a stream and returning into it again."

1871. `The Athenaeum,' May 27, p. 660 (' O.E.D.'):

"The Loddon district is called the County of Gunbower,
which means, it is said, an ana branch [sic]."

1890. Rolf Boldrewood, `Squatter's Dream,' p. 48:

"A plain bordering an ana-branch sufficient for water."

<hw>Anchorwing</hw>, <i>n</i>. a bird-name, <i>Falco
melanogenys</i>, Gould. The Black-cheeked Falcon, so called
because of the resemblance of the wings outspread in flight to
the flukes of an anchor.

<hw>Anguillaria</hw>, <i>n</i>. one of the vernacular names
used for the common Australian wild flower, <i>Anguillaraa
australis</i>, R. Br., <i>Wurmbsea dioica</i>, F. v. M.,
N.O. <i>Liliaceae</i>. The name <i>Anguillarea</i> is from the
administrator of the Botanic Gardens of Padua, three centuries
ago. There are three Australian forms, distinguished by Robert
Brown as species. The flower is very common in the meadows in
early spring, and is therefore called the <i>Native Snow
Drop</i>. In Tasmania it is called <i>Nancy</i>.

1835. Ross, `Hobart Town Almanack,' 67:

"Spotted Anguillaria. Nancy. The little lively white flower
with blue spots in the centre, about 2 inches high, that
everywhere enlivens our grassy hills in spring, resembling the
Star of Bethlehem."

1878. W. R. Guilfoyle, `Australian Botany,' p. 83:

"Native Snowdrop. <i>Anguillaria Australis</i>. The earliest
of all our indigenous spring-flowering plants. . . . In early
spring our fields are white with the flowers of this pretty
little bulbous-rooted plant."

<hw>Ant-eater</hw>, <i>n</i>.
(1) i.q. <i>Ant-eating-Porcupine</i>. See <i>Echidna</i>.
(2) The <i>Banded Ant-eater</i> (q.v.).

<hw>Ant-eater, Banded</hw>. See <i>Banded Ant-eater</i>.

<hw>Antechinornys</hw>, <i>n</i>. scientific name for the genus
with the one species of <i>Long legged Pouched-Mouse</i>
(q.v.). (Grk. <i>'anti</i>, opposed to, <i>'echivos</i>,
hedgehog, and <i>mus</i>, mouse, sc. a mouse different to the
hedgehog.) It is a jumping animal exclusively insectivorous.

<hw>Antipodes</hw>, <i>n</i>. properly a Greek word, the plural
of <i>'antipous</i>, lit. "having feet opposed." The
ancients, however, had no knowledge of the southern hemisphere.
Under the word <i>perioikos</i>, Liddell and Scott explain that
<i>'antipodes</i> meant "those who were in