Sandfly-bush, n. an Australian bird, so calledfrom the wattles or fleshy appendages hanging to his ear. Rolf Boldrewood, `Colonial Reformer,' c. `The Age,' Nov.
Thename is applied to the following--The Mapau-- Myrsine urvillei, De C. )Ptilonorhynchinae, n. 799: There are two kinds of oak, called the he and the she oak,but not to be compared with English oak, and a kind of pineand mahogany, so heavy that scarce either of them will swim. -- Chalcoccyx plagosus, Lath.