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| To: | Tony Russell <> |
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| Subject: | European Blackbird! |
| From: | Merrilyn Serong <> |
| Date: | Mon, 13 Aug 2001 16:43:24 +1000 |
Hi All Dare I say that "Blackbird" is not a very good name as only about half the birds are black? Cheers, Merrilyn Tony Russell wrote: > I agree Lawrie, in fact my view is that we should just call them > "Blackbirds" and forget the other historical but now meaningless bits. > Incidentally, when I was a kid in Pomland ( many many moons ago) the > blackbirds ran around on the ground very frequently, but always nested 1 to > 3 metres off the ground. > > Tony in Adelaide. |
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