Yes Martin - Suzanne suggested the same thing, and I mentioned the Virgin Blue naming (below) g
Incidentally, you sent back my message with graphic and it was a total (to be expected) 130 kb whereas mine when outgoing was nearly 1MB. Don’t know what happened there. If I don’t know the size I usually send to myself first.
From: Martin Butterfield [
Sent: Monday, 25 November 2013 5:08 PM
To: Geoffrey Dabb
Cc: COG List
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Not why they call it the blues
Geoffrey
I can only wonder if the "Bluey" for the Woodswallow (listed in Fraser and Gray along with Blue Martin as an alternate vernacular name) is a reference to the chestnut breast. This would follow the colonial nickname of 'Blue' for people with red hair?
On 25 November 2013 16:07, Geoffrey Dabb <> wrote:
After all that red, this may be a relief. Richard Allen’s banding site at Weddins over the weekend had a bluish tinge. Those below all made an appearance, except for Mr Pied, which has been included because he was there in the previous Spring. Incidentally, the White-browed Woodswallows that were abundant there last year are currently absent, although there were a few along the roadsides on the drive there. These, curiously, are (or were) known as ‘Blueys’ in country Victoria.
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Martin Butterfield
