I think you are definitely heading in the correct direction with 'Slaughter'. Other candidate words for consideration could include "Massacre" or my current favourite an "Abattoir of Currawongs".
Martin
On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 5:25 PM, David Nicholls <> wrote:
We have an infestation of Currwongs in western Deakin today. Very much a "winter" sound. But this lead me to ponder whether there is a collective noun for them, or what might be an appropriate one.
Given their propensity to steal nestlings, by analogy with a Murder of Crows, perhaps a Slaughter of Currawongs?
DN
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