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w>Hawk</hw>, <i>n.</i> This common English bird-name is applied in Australia to many species-- Brown-Hawk-- <i>Hieracadiea orientalis</i>, Sehl. Crested-H.-- <i>Baza subcristata</i>, Gould. Eagle-H.-- <i>Another name</i> for Wedge-tailed Eagle. (See <i>Eagle</i> and <i>Eagle-hawk</i>.) Fish-H.-- Another name for <i>Osprey</i>. (See <i>Fish-hawk</i>.) Gos-H.-- <i>Astur approximans</i>, V. and H. Grey Gos-H.-- <i>A. cinereus</i>, Vieill. Lesser Gos-H.-- <i>A. cruentus</i>, Gould. Lesser White Gos-H.-- <i>A. leucosomus</i>, Sharpe. Red Gos-H.-- <i>A. radiatus</i>, Lath. Sparrow-H.-- <i>Accipiter cirrhocephalus</i>, Vieill. Striped Brown-H.-- <i>Hieracidea berigora</i>, V. and H. [See <i>Berigora</i>.] Swamp-H. [See <i>Harrier</i>.] White Gos-H.-- <i>Astur novae-hollandiae</i>, Gm. See also <i>Nankeen-Hawk</i>, and <i>Night-Hawk</i>. In New Zealand, the varieties appear in the quotation, 1889. 1888. W. L. Buller, `Birds of New Zealand,' vol. i. p. 206: [A complete description.] 1889. Prof. Parker, `Catalogue of New Zealand Exhibition,' p. 117: "Of the three species recognized, two, the quail-hawk (<i>Harpa Novae Zealandiae</i>) and the bush-hawk (<i>H. ferox</i>) [or sparrow-hawk], belong to a genus peculiar to New Zealand." [The third is the New Zealand harrier, <i>Circus Gouldi</i>, also found in Australia.] <hw>Hazel</hw>, <i>n.</i> name applied in Victoria to the tree <i>Pomaderris apetala</i>, Labill., <i>N.O. Rhamnaceae</i>. 1889. J. H. Maiden. `Useful Native Plants,' p. 590: "Called `hazel' in `Victoria. A tall shrub, or small tree. The wood is excellent, of a beautiful satiny texture, and adapted for carvers' and turners' work. [Grows in] all the colonies except Western Australia and Queensland." <hw>Head</hw>, <i>n.</i> the rammer for crushing quartz in gold-mining. 1890. `Goldfields of Victoria,' p.7: "Forty additional heads will be shortly added to the crushing power, bringing the battery up to sixty heads." <hw>Head-Station</hw>, <i>n.</i> the principal buildings, including the owner's or manager's house, the hut, store, etc., of a sheep or cattle run. 1885. Mrs. Campbell Praed [Title]: "The Head Station." <hw>Heart-Pea</hw>, <i>n.</i> i.q. <i>Balloon-Vine</i> (q.v.). <hw>Heartsease</hw>, <i>n.</i> i.q. <i>Brooklime</i>, (q.v.). <hw>Heartseed</hw>, <i>n.</i> i.q. <i>Balloon-Vine</i> (q.v.) <hw>Heartwood</h
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