koels

["Greg & Val Clancy" <>]

Hi Carl,

It is interesting that you mention the name 'brain-fever bird' as 
appropriate for the Eastern Koel. As a child I spent most school holidays 
camping with my family at Little Beach, Nelson Bay, NSW.  The call of the 
'brain-fever bird', as it was known to the locals and campers, was a 
constant feature of the camping ground.  I very rarely saw it as it used to 
sit high in thick foliage and would call constantly, much to the chagrin of 
the people camped nearby.
Regards

Greg Clancy