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48: Lightwood--Acacia Melanoxylon . 550: Thou merry little silver-eye, In yonder trailing vine, I, passing by this morning, spied That ivy-built nest of thine. a bird of New Zealand. Scrub White C.

Chapman received me at his garden gate with a heartywelcome, the natives shouted their friendly `haeremai,' and erelong we were all in comfortable shelter beneath the missionary'sroof. --Old Impressions. i>Persoonia); one was called MajorBuller, and the other Major Groce, and this latter againfurther corrupted into Major Grocer. From this bird's habitof constantly swaying its lengthened tail feathers from side toside it is locally known in many districts as the `WillyWagtail.