Help with pronouncing some Aussie bird/plant names

["Tony Russell" <>]

I think Elizabeth is probably correct, but I still think most of us call it
bo dins.  Bow, as in dogspeak, and dans sounds a bit flash to us ockers.

Tony


-----Original Message-----
From: 
 On Behalf Of Elizabeth Shaw
Sent: Thursday, 4 February 2010 10:29 AM
To: Birding Aus; Donald G. Kimball
Subject: Help with pronouncing some Aussie bird/plant
names

Hi Don,
I assume the name Baudin is of French origin and would pronounce it (after 
my rudimentary French lessons at school 40 years ago) bow (as in bow-wow, or

how) -dins.
Using the same logic I might even pronounce the "dins" as 'dan'.
Therefore it might be 'bowdans'
Cheers
Elizabeth Shaw
Phillip Island
Victoria