I can guess what they might have meant by "cracks" and "grebas", but a
"cotta" is beyond me!
Bill
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From:
On Behalf Of Dam Lamb
Sent: Friday, 8 July 2005 10:49 AM
To: birding-aus
Subject: Bird Names
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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