It is saidthat the kea was in the habit of tearing it up to get at thegrubs which harbour within the mass, and that mistaking deadsheep for vegetable sheep it learned the taste of mutton. `The Australian,' vol. gibberifrons, Mull. r the golden wattle blossomsproduced unpleasant associations in the minds of the wearersof the green, and there were blows and curses in plenty.
-- Artamus personatus, Gould. kleos, glory,and anthos, a flower. novae-hollandiae, and the name is also given toLicmetus nasicus, Temm, the Long-billed Cockatoo(q. Jasminea (Maori name,Maire).
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