i. p. 204:

"There were a dozen `goondies' to be visited, and the inmates
started to their work."

<hw>Goose</hw>, <i>n.</i> English bird-name. The Australian
species are--

Cape Barren Goose--
<i>Cereopsis novae-hollandiae</i>, Lath. [Gould (`Birds of
Australia,' vol. vii. pl. 1) calls it the Cereopsis Goose, or
Cape Barren Goose of the Colonists.]

Maned G. (or Wood-duck, q.v.)--
<i>Branta jubata</i>, Lath.

Pied G.--
<i>Anseranus melanoleuca</i>, Lath.
Called also Magpie-Goose and Swan-Goose.

1843. J. Backhouse, `Narrative of a Visit to the Australian
Colonies,' p. 75:

"Five pelicans and some Cape Barren Geese were upon the beach
of Preservation Island [Bass Strait]."

<hw>Goose-teal</hw>, <i>n.</i> the English name for a very
small goose of the genus <i>Nettapus</i>. The Australian
species are--

Green,--
<i> Nettapus pulchellus</i>, Gould;

White-quilled,--
<i>N. albipennis</i>, Gould.

<hw>Gooseberry-tree</hw>, Little, <i>n.</i> name given to the
Australian tree <i>Buchanania mangoides</i>, F. v. M., <i>N.O.
Anacardiaceae</i>.

1847. L. Leichhardt, `Overland Expedition, p. 479:

"My companions had, for several days past, gathered the unripe
fruits of <i>Coniogeton arborescens</i>, R. Br., which, when
boiled, imparted an agreeable acidity to the water. . . . When
ripe, they became sweet and pulpy, like gooseberries. . . .
This resemblance induced us to call the tree `the little
gooseberry-tree.' "

<hw>Gordon Lily</hw>, <i>n.</i> See under <i>Lily</i>.

<hw>Gouty-stem</hw>, <i>n.</i> the Australian
<i>Baobab-tree</i> (q.v.), <i>Adansonia gregori</i>, F. v. M.
According to Maiden (p. 60), <i>Sterculia rupestris</i>,
Benth., is also called Gouty-stem, on account of the
extraordinary shape of the trunk. Other names of this tree are
the <i>Sour-gourd</i>, and the <i>Cream-of-tartar</i> tree.

1846. J. L. Stokes, `Discovery in Australia,' vol. II. c. iii.
p. 115:

"The gouty-stem tree . . . bears a very fragrant white flower, not
unlike the jasmine." [Illustration given at p. 116.]

1865. Rev. J. E. Tenison-Woods, `History of the Discovery and
Exploration of Australia,' vol. i. p. 2S9 [Note]:

"This tree is distinguished by the extraordinary swollen
appearance of the stem, which looks as though the tree were
diseased or the result of a freak of nature. The youngest as
well as the oldest trees have the same deformed appearance, and
inside the bark is a soft juicy pul