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

The brolga, or native companion, is a handsome Australian bird of the crane family.

From Peeps At Many Lands: Australia by Spence, Percy F. S. (Percy Frederick Seaton)

Several small swamps were passed during the day, on which ducks and other water-fowl were very numerous, the stately native companion stalking near the margins.

From Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland by Byerley, Frederick, J.

The latter was of a French grey hue, with the exception of the head, which was black and of the shape of a bittern, commonly known among the colonists by the name of native companion.

From Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea. by Stokes, John Lort

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