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| Subject: | Re: What's in a name? - Musk Lorikeet |
| From: | Judith Lukin-Amundsen <> |
| Date: | Thu, 4 Dec 2003 15:02:45 +1000 |
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According to AH Chisholm & Vincent Serventy (1973), John
Gould, in his Handbook to the Birds of Australia, says (only)
this: '...it is known by the name of the Musk-Parrakeet from the
peculiar odour it emits'.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Judith S-E Qld ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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