scientific name of the genusof the bird peculiar to Australia, called the Cake BarrenGoose. See Goose. The word is from Grk. kaeros, wax, and 'opsis, face, and was givenfrom the peculiarities of the bird's beak. The genus isconfined to Australia, and Cereopsis novae-hollandiaeis the only species known. The bird was noticed by the earlyvoyagers to Australia, and was extraordinarily tame when firstdiscovered.