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| Subject: | stone-curlews |
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| From: | (John Leonard) |
| Date: | Sun, 7 Jan 1996 13:32:22 -1100 (EST) |
I agree that Thick-knee is a bad name as their knees are not particularly thick. Curlew I suppose refers to the call, but 'stone'? More (sandy) beaches and (stonefree) bush if you ask me, although I've seen Bush Stone-Curlews just as often by the beach. John Leonard PO Box 243, Woden, ACT 2606, AUSTRALIA ==================================================================== |
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