Thanks all thus far, should have remembered Nowra..and it is the only black
cockatoo there :)
Cas
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Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 7:06 AM
To: Cas and Lisa Liber
Subject: aboriginal names or folklore about Yellow-tailed
Black cockatoo
Nowra, NSW, is said to be named after the call of the YTBC.
John Leonard
On , Cas and Lisa Liber <> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> was developing a page on the Yellow-tailed Black cockatoo on wikipedia
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-tailed_Black_Cockatoo
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>
>
> I have Wylah (Hunter region) and Ngaoaraa (dharawal) as aboriginal names.
>
> Has anyne heard of other legends or names, or even ewhich specific
language
>
> Wylah comes from?
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>
>
> also , if I look up Mount Langi Ghiran which is supposed to mean "Home of
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> the Black Cockatoo", there seems to be sources saying it is both/either
>
> Yellow or Red-tailed....
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>
>
> all input and references much welcomed
>
> Cas
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