881. A. C. Grant, `Bush Life in Queensland,' vol. i. p. 66:

"Nullah-nullahs, paddy-melon sticks, boomerangs, tomahawks,
and <i>heelimen</i> or shields lay about in every direction."

<hw>Hielaman-tree</hw>, <i>n.</i> another name for the
<i>Bats-wing Coral</i> (q.v.), <i>Erythrina vespertilio</i>,
Benth., <i>N.O. Leguminosae</i>.

1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Native Plants,' p. 426:

"`Heilaman [sic] tree.' The wood is soft, and used by
the aborigines for making their `heilamans' or shields."

<hw>Hinau</hw>, <i>n.</i> Maori name for the New Zealand tree,
<i>Elaeocarpus dentatus</i>, Vahl., <i>N.O. Tiliaceae</i>.

1845. E. J. Wakefield, `Adventures in New Zealand,'
vol. ii. p. 317:

"Another export was much talked of. This was the bark of the
hinau, a large forest tree which abounds all over the country
near Cook's Strait. The natives extract from this bark the
black dye for their mats."

1873. `Catalogue of Vienna Exhibition':

"Hinau--a white wood used for turner's work."

Ibid.:

"The natives produce the black dye for their flax-work, for
which purpose the bark is first bruised and boiled for a short
time. When cold the flax is put into the mixture . . . it is
then steeped thoroughly for two days in red swamp mud, rich in
peroxide of iron."

1883. J. Hector, `Handbook of New Zealand,' p. 130:

"Hinau, a small tree about fifty feet high and eighteen inches
thick in stem, with brown bark which yields a permanent
blue-black dye, used for tanning . . . used by Maoris for
colouring mats and baskets. Wood a yellowish brown colour and
close-grained; very durable for fencing and piles."

<hw>Hoki</hw>, <i>n.</i> a New Zealand fish, <i>Coryphaenoides
novae-zelandiae</i>. <i>Coryphaenoides</i> belongs to the
family <i>Macruridae</i>, which are deep-sea Gadoids. See
<i>Tasmanian Whip-tail</i>.

<hw>Holly, Native</hw>, <i>n.</i> name given in Australia to
the tree <i>Lomatia ilicifolia</i>, R. Br., <i>N.O. Proteaceae</i>,
and in Tasmania to <i>Coprosma hirtella</i>, Labill., <i>N.O.
Rubiaceae</i>; called also <i>Coffee Plant</i>.

<hw>Holly, Smooth</hw>, <i>n.</i> name given to the tree
<i>Hedycarya angustifolia</i>, A. Cunn.,
<i>N.O. Monimiaceae</i>; called also <i>Native Mulberry</i>.

<hw>Hollyhock-tree</hw>, <i>n.</i> name given to <i>Hibiscus
splendens</i>, Fraser, <i>N.O. Malvaceae</i>.

<hw>Holy City</hw>, <i>n.</i> a nickname for Adelaide. See
<i>Farinaceous City</i>.

1875. R. an