G'day
Black Fantail was a name given by Gould to the Willie - according to
Macdonald "Australian Birds by Common Name"
Caley also uses the names:
Black & White Fantail
Shepherd's Companion
Willy Wagtail
SO it does not matter whether you spell it Willie or Willy - I like that
Cheers
Mike
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Michael Tarburton
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On 24/11/2009, at 10:22 PM, Russ Lamb wrote:
Changing the thread slightly, found a booklet in the Australian
natural history section of a second-hand bookstore in Eumundi,SEQ
called "Kodak's Australian Animals" (or something like that).Wasn't
dated but looked to me to have been published around the 1930's.
It contained a photo and brief text about a bird named and
captioned as a Black Fantail, which was in fact a Willie Wagtail
(which the booklet gave as an italicized alternative name).
I can't remember ever coming across this name in any other
Australian bird books.
Russ Lamb,Maleny,SEQ
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