Origin of 'graculina'

["Cas and Lisa Liber" <>]

Thanks all for the replies,
Cas 

-----Original Message-----
From: Shirley Cook  
Sent: Sunday, 29 October 2006 3:37 PM
To: Cas and Lisa Liber; 
Subject: Origin of 'graculina'

Dear all,

That wonderful old book, "What Bird is That" by Neville W. Cayley gives
meanings of the scientific names of birds.  So the Pied Currawong's name: 
Strepera graculina means, "like a graculus, jackdaw".

Shirley Cook
Secretary/Treasurer
Birds Australia - Northern NSW Group