Conole, Lawrie wrote:
>
> Apologies, etc. I got my small "wattle-less" wattlebirds the wrong
> way
> around. When I enter the wrong one into my BirdInfo database (as I
> ocasionally do), it makes the correction for me, so I still haven't
> learnt
> ;-) The names Brush Wattlebird and Little Wattlebird have been used
> interchangeably for so many years for both populations; further
> reinforcing
> the general lack of worth of many vernacular names (at the risk of
> starting
> that thread again ....).
>
> I suggest:
>
> 1. Western Banksia-bird
> 2. Eastern Banksia-bird
>
> Then I'll only need to remember which state I'm in to get the name
> right.
>
> Thanks .........
>
> Lawrie Conole
> Fitzroy North, Victoria, Australia
> 37°46'57"S 144°58'45"E
>
> Tel AH +61 3 9486 4575
>
> http://www.users.bigpond.com/ocoineoil/
They shouldnt be wattlebirds, any of them. They should be wockle-birds,
that's what they say! Anthea Fleming
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