Julian -
>I would now ask for your help again with the names of seabirds (as defined
>by Peter Harrison in his "Seabirds: an identification guide"). I am
>particularly interested in the French, German and Spanish names for the
>various seabirds but would also welcome seabird names in any other language.
>I can managed most English names without much help these days.
At the end of HANZAB (The Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic
Birds) Vol.1B there are lists of birds covered by Vol.1 (including seabirds)
in Australian Aboriginal languages, Maori, Dutch, French, German, Japanese
and Russian.
Cheers, Hugo.
Hugo Phillipps,
Birds Australia Conservation & Liaison,
Australian Bird Research Centre,
415 Riversdale Road,
Hawthorn East, VIC 3123, Australia.
Tel: (03) 9882 2622. Fax: (03) 9882 2677.
O/s: +61 3 9882 2622. Fax: +61 3 9882 2677.
Email: <>
Web Homepage: http://www.vicnet.net.au/~birdsaus
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