"Bobtail"

To:	"'birding-aus'" <>
Subject:	"Bobtail"
From:	"Andrew, Paul" <>
Date:	Fri, 9 Feb 2001 15:24:39 +1100

hello Aus-birders

I recently received the following:

' I am curious as to whether the bird known as the Noisy Pitta is 
commonly known by any other names, such as "Bobtail." Most sources I have 
looked at do not refer to it as a bobtail, however, one says one of its 
common names is bobtail.  Is this a regional thing? Or maybe a slang or 
colloquial reference to the bird? '

I'm not aware that 'bobtail' is/was used for Noisy Pitta. 
Is anyone familiar with the name?

cheers
Paul


Paul Andrew
Curator
Taronga Zoo
PO Box 20
Sydney 2088
tel:612-99784724
fax: 612-99784613

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