A musket of lyrebirds?

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Subject:	A musket of lyrebirds?
From:	"David McDonald (personal)" <>
Date:	Sat, 22 Jul 2017 01:08:34 +0000

Today's Canberra Times (Panorama p. 7, Tim The Yowie Man) states under 'Fact File' that 'A group of lyrebirds is called a musket'.

I had not heard that before. Neither the Oxford nor Macquarie dictionaries show that meaning of 'musket'.

What's more, both species of lyrebirds tend to be solitary; we don't often see them in groups.

Does anyone have any insights on this usage of 'musket'?

Thanks - David

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