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It is called `nativebear,' but is in no wise related to the bear family. It works up well . In this inverted sense the word is now used, but notfrequently, in Melbourne and in Adelaide, and sometimes even inSydney, as the following quotations show. About half after six in the evening, we saw anAurora Australis, a phenomenon uncommon in the southernhemisphere.

Rolf Boldrewood, `A Sydney-side Saxon,' p. a Tasmanian name for theNative Hop. The name refers to the migratory habits of both birds. (4) A name for Sydney and for Hobart, now long obsolete,originating when British military forces were stationed there.