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Victoria Quinton <> |
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Child. Lit. - Spangled Drongo |
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Brian Fleming <> |
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Wed, 08 Mar 2000 19:17:53 +1000 |
Victoria Quinton wrote:
>
> I just love that name.
>
> It was a highlight of my life to see a real on in Qld about 10 years
> ago.
>
> Would a drawing competition about "what do you imagine a Spangled
> Drongo; A
> Bush Thick-Knee, a Pied Oystercatcher, etc" to look like? be a good
> idea?
>
> At 03:14 PM 3/8/00 +1000, you wrote:
> >The debate of how we get children interested in
> >birds appears from time to time on birding.aus. To add to
> >this I came across a review of a book entitled "The
> >Spangled Drongo", published by the University of Queensland
> >Press - ISBN 0521599563.
> >
> >The review reads:
> >
> >"In this verse novel, eleven year old Sam reveals his tale.
> >He is obsessed with soccer, and lives with an eccentric
> >aunt, whose passion is for art and Indian food. Sam's' life
> >changes when he befriends Jessica, a new neighbour who not
> >only loves soccer, but spends most her time birdwatching in
> >the hope of spotting the elusive spangled drongo... It is a
> >wonderful book for a range of ages."
> >
> >Sounds fun. Also as a Victorian - how elusive is the
> >Spangled Drongo?
> >
> >Tim
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> Victoria Quinton
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And while we are on the subject, does anyone ever use the expression
'drongo' for a non-performer or a fool these days? I used to hear it
quite a bit when I was a kid.
It does not refer to the bird, but to a racehorse of the 1920s - a
handsome glossy horse who trained well and always looked as if he should
win this time - but never won a race.
Anthea Fleming - asking irrelevant questions as usual.
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