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Whilst loathe to further extend this interminable thread on
bird names , birding-ausers might get a giggle out of this. In preparation for a
trip to outback Qld. I've received a copy of Queensland's Outback Travellers
Guide , a glossy publication of the Outback Quensland Tourism Authority
Inc.
Bird Watching actually gets a three paragraph section,
along with Fishing, Dinosaurs & Fossils, Opal Fossicking, and Four wheel
Driving (see what company we're in).
Not content with the existing bird names we have
, the erstwhile Authority includes (? creates) the following species
in its list of Outback Queenslands birds:
" pheasants, grebas,cracks,cotta,old world
cuckoos,frog mouths,typical swifts,"
They do advise tourists to purchase a "bird watcher's
guide book" where no doubt they can spend many happy hours searching the
index for cracks and cottas.
Russ Lamb, Maleny, SEQ
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