> Interesting thoughts. In the bushland near Canberra is a "Condor Creek". Hard
> to imagine
> where that one came from and why someone would choose vulture-like US birds
> as a name.
> Though there is surely many other foreign animal names in Australian
> localities (Badger
> Creek near Healesville for example). And then we have a suburb Conder, named
> after the
> painter Charles Conder and you see it frequently in the local newspapers and
> elsewhere
> and pronounced by people as "Condor". Crazy really. Maybe it is due to spell
> checkers.
>
> Philip
The Conder isn't a suburb (in Melbourne any rate) but a street in Heidelberg -
overlooking the Heidelberg part of the Yarra Valley. Suitable for the painter.
Other
streets nearby commemorate other members of the Heidelberg School.
But may I point out that the Badger of Badger Creek isn't the European
creature but an
old name for the Wombat.
Victoria has several Pheasant creeks - all refer to the Lyrebird as Native
Pheasant.
There are probably other examples of now diused animal names fossilised in
place names
but I can't think of any more just now.
Anthea Fleming
Avocet
> Bittern
> Brogla
> Corella
> Dove
> Egret
> Gannet
> Grebe
> Harrier
> Ibis
> Kingfisher
> Kookaburra
> Landrail
> Lorikeet
> Lyre (?)
> Nightjar
> Oriole
> Osprey
> Pipit
> Plover
> Prion
> Quail
> Robin
> Rosella
> Rufous (?)
> Sanderling
> Sandpiper
> Shearwater
> Sheldrake (?)
> Sitella
> Skua
> Spoonbill
> Turnstone
> Warrajah
> Weebill
> Weeroo
> Whimbrel
> Widgeon
>
> An impressive lineup - with a couple of strange choices. Maybe Google
> Maps isn't 100% accurate.
> I suppose the other non-bird names were existing ones as they seem to
> apply to thoroughfares.
> Across the way there are some plants represented: Cherrytree, Caraway,
> Orixia, Cotoneaster, Privet. A lot better than naming them after dodgy
> local politicians or their children :-)
>
> Have a very happy and safe New Year everyone
>
>
> Russell Woodford
>
> Birding-Aus List Owner
>
> Geelong Victoria Australia
> http://www.birding-aus.org
>
>
> On 31/12/2008, at 1:36 PM, Gemfyre wrote:
>
> > I've recently moved house. The area where we live has many roads
> > named after birds (how lovely - we live on Widgeon ourselves - which
> > is a type of duck).
> >
> > A street nearby is called "Warrajah". Is this a bird related name?
> > A Google search doesn't bring up much.
> >
> > Belinda
> > Stirling W.A.
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