native companion

American  

noun

Ornithology.

1. brolga.

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native companion British  

noun

1. another name for the brolga

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Etymology

Origin of native companion

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

He said to himself, "That is not a horseman, nor an emu, nor a native companion, nor a swagman, nor a kangaroo."

From The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned by Macfarlane, J.

Another bird that was seen by our friends, but not captured, is the one known as the native companion.

From The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent by Knox, Thomas Wallace

Hodgkinson shot a native companion; have seen no game for some days.

From McKinlay's Journal of Exploration in the Interior of Australia by McKinlay, John

Hans did what he could, it is true, but he was either less skilful or less fortunate than his native companion.

From True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World by Greely, Adolphus W.

The imitation of the frolicsome skip and wing movements of the native companion is one of the typical dances of the aboriginals frequenting open plains where the great birds assemble.

From Confessions of a Beachcomber by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)