Dr Richard Nowotny wrote:
>
> Is someone able to inform me (and perhaps also the list?) how
> Callocephalon fimbriatum acquired its rather odd common name (I've
> been asked the question by a non-birding acquaintance). I don't
> recall ever having heard the origin of the name and can't find any
> reference to it in any of the 5 field-guides, the first Atlas, the
> Readers' Digest or HANZAB! Regards. Richard
>
>
> RICHARD NOWOTNY
> 8 Pier St Port Melbourne
> VIC AUSTRALIA 3207
> (H) 61-3-9645.6870
> (M) 0438 224456
Richard! Really! Onomatopoeia, as they used to say at school. Haven't
you listened to the creatures? They clearly say: "Ga..ang, ga..ang" I
presume it was an aboriginal name (so many imitate bird calls),
originally. So much better than 'Fimbriated Cockatoo'.
(I don't mean to be insulting, you know, but I am surprised. It's as bad
as not knowing that the grey Fantail's *real* name is Cranky Fan).
Anthea Fleming
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