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Common Names

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Subject: Common Names
From: "Reg Clark" <>
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 23:18:04 +1000
Hi all ,

My common name recollection from childhood is " Beechies " for
White-fronted Chats, these were a very common bird of the semi-tidal
samphire flats on Homebush Bay before it became a smelly mess of industrial
waste - now given a new lease on life.

I think the name may be derived in some way from the name" Bicheno "
although just how this could come about is not clear to me . Any ideas?


Reg Clark
11 Carmen St
St Ives NSW,2075


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