Todays bird puzzle

To:	"martin butterfield" <>, "canberra birds" <>
Subject:	Todays bird puzzle
From:	"Barbara Preston" <>
Date:	Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:00:08 +1100

following my immediate reply to Martin ('jackass'), I checked dictionary.com :

kook·a·bur·ra

[kook-uh-bur-uh, -buhr-uh] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun

an Australian kingfisher, Dacelo gigas, having a loud, harsh cry that resembles laughter.

Also called laughing jackass.

[Origin: 1885–90; < Wiradjuri gugubarra (imit.)

]

cheers

Barbara

_______________________
Barbara Preston Research
ABN 18 142 854 599
21 Boobialla Street
O'Connor ACT 2602
Phone: 61 2 6247 8919
Fax: 61 2 6247 8779
Mobile: 0439 47 8919
email:
_______________________

[More with this subject...]

<Prev in Thread]	Current Thread	[Next in Thread>
Todays bird puzzle, martin butterfield Todays bird puzzle, Barbara Preston <= Todays bird puzzle, Beth Mantle Todays bird puzzle, Mark Clayton Todays bird puzzle, martin butterfield Todays bird puzzle, David Cook Todays bird puzzle, Geoffrey Dabb Todays bird puzzle, martin butterfield Todays bird puzzle, Geoffrey Dabb Todays bird puzzle, martin butterfield Todays bird puzzle, Sharon Rusk

Previous by Date:	Todays bird puzzle, martin butterfield
Next by Date:	best new binocs to buy, Lindsay & Diana Nothrop
Previous by Thread:	Todays bird puzzle, martin butterfield
Next by Thread:	Todays bird puzzle, Beth Mantle
Indexes:	[Date] [Thread] [Top] [All Lists]

Admin

The University of NSW School of Computer and Engineering takes no responsibility for the contents of this archive. It is purely a compilation of material sent by many people to the Canberra Ornithologists Group mailing list. It has not been checked for accuracy nor its content verified in any way. If you wish to get material removed from the archive or have other queries about the list contact David McDonald, list manager, phone (02) 6231 8904 or email . If you can not contact David McDonald e-mail Andrew Taylor at this address: andrewt@cse.unsw.EDU.AU