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LLaburnum, Native, n. 171: It was an Australian bird of paradise, the celebratedRifle-bird (Ptilorhis victoriae), which, according toGould, has the most brilliant plumage of all Australian birds. It is peculiarto Australia, for in no other country is it to be seen. Whiting, n.

It isbranchy; the wood is of dark colour, and being prettily marked,would form an ornamental veneering for the cabinet-maker. von Mueller, `Select Extra-tropical Plants'[7th ed. Maiden, `Useful Native Plants,' p. [Called also Swamp-Quail.