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Hello Edwin,
Can't help you with the Hardhead, I'm afraid, but I've always understood
that the Regent Honeyeater etc were so named because black and yellow (or
gold) were the colours of the Prince of Wales who later became George IV.
He was known as the Prrince Regent because he served as regent (ie acting
king) during the periodic bouts of madness of his father George III
Regards
Colin Scouler.
Vella wrote:
The
following are 2 things which I am eager to find out about.
1) Why are White-eyed Ducks called "Hardheads"
? 2) What are black and
yellow birds called "Regent" - as in Regent Honeyeater and Regent Bowerbird?
Edwin
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