888. Cassell's `Picturesque Australasia, vol. iii. p. 138:

"Graceful grevilleas, which in the spring are gorgeous with
orange-coloured blossoms."

<hw>Grey-jumper</hw>, <i>n.</i> name given to an Australian
genus of sparrow-like birds, of which the only species is
<i>Struthidea cinerea</i>, Gould; also called
<i>Brachystoma</i> and <i>Brachyporus</i>.

<hw>Grey Nurse</hw>, <i>n.</i> a New South Wales name for a
species of Shark, <i>Odontaspis americanus</i>, Mitchell,
family <i>Lamnidae</i>, which is not confined to Australasia.

<hw>Gridironing</hw>, <i>v</i. a term used in the province of
Canterbury, New Zealand. A man purchased land in the shape of
a gridiron, knowing that nobody would take the intermediate
strips, which later he could purchase at his leisure. In other
provinces free-selection (q.v.) was only allowed after survey.

<hw>Grinder</hw>, <i>n.</i> See <i>Razor-grinder</i> and
<i>Dishwasher</i>.

<hw>Groper</hw>, <i>n.</i> a fish. In Queensland, <i>Oligorus
terrae-reginae</i>, Ramsay; in New Zealand, <i>O. gigas</i>,
"called by the Maoris and colonists `<i>Hapuku</i>,'"
(Guenther)--a large marine species. <i>Oligorus</i> is a genus
of the family <i>Percidae</i>, and the <i>Murray-Cod</i> (q.v.)
and <i>Murray Perch</i> (q.v.) belong to it. There is a fish
called the Grouper or <i>Groper</i> of warm seas quite distinct
from this one. See <i>Cod, Perch, Blue-Groper</i> and
<i>Hapuku</i>.

<hw>Ground-berry</hw>, i.q. <i>Cranberry</i> (q.v.).:

<hw>Ground-bird</hw>, <i>n.</i> name given in Australia to any
bird of the genus <i>Cinclosoma</i>. The species are--

Chestnut-backed Ground-bird--
<i>Cinclosoma castaneonotum</i>, Gould.

Chestnut-breasted G.-b.--
<i>C. castaneothorax</i>, Gould.

Cinnamon G.-b.--
<i>C. cinnamomeum</i>, Gould.

Northern, or Black-vented G.-b.--
<i>C. marginatum</i>, Sharpe.

Spotted G.-b.--
<i>C. punctatum</i>, Lath., called by Gould <i>Ground-Dove</i>
(q.v.).

<hw>Ground-Dove</hw>, <i>n.</i> (1) Tasmanian name
for the <i>Spotted Ground-bird</i> (q.v.).

1848. J. Gould, `Birds of Australia,' vol. iv. pl. 4:

"<i>Cinclosoma punctatum</i>, Vig. and Horsf., Spotted
Ground-thrush. In Hobart Town it is frequently exposed for
sale in the markets with bronze-wing pigeons and wattle-birds,
where it is known by the name of ground-dove . . . very
delicate eating."

(2) The name is given by Gould to three species of <i>Geopelia</i>.

1848. J. Gould, `