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One arm point and beyond(dampier peninsula, near Broome

To: Denise Goodfellow <>
Subject: One arm point and beyond(dampier peninsula, near Broome
From: Michael Tarburton <>
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:49:20 +1100
G'day Denise & other readers,

Yes I think we came across that name for gasswren while up helping in the NT with the Carpentarian Grasswren surveys earlier this year. However, these hyphenated European names are not short - just a bit more familiar to most birders in Aus.

Cheers

Mike
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Michael Tarburton

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On 20/11/2009, at 10:17 AM, Denise Goodfellow wrote:

Hi Mike
The Kunwinjku word for grasswren might be a handful - Djigirridjdjigirridj.
It's onomatopoeic.  the same term is used for Willie Wagtail.

Name for Red-backed Fairy-wren, the only fairy-wren they know, is
Dalgerowken, a name given to all songbirds with red and brown plumage (eg
Crimson Finch).  Finches are easier - the generic name is nin!
Denise


on 20/11/09 8:40 AM, Michael Tarburton at wrote:

G'day B-aussers

Yes a lovely ring to it: a bit like Badger for Wombats in Tassie &
Vic. and Opossum for the Brush-tailed Possum in NZ,.

I wonder if we could accommodate some aboriginal names to replace
other foreign mismatches such as: Cuckoo-shrike &  Shrike-thrush.
After all we did manage to shake off miss-matches such as warblers -
for gerygones, tailor bird for cisticola, & fairy-wren for wren.
mmn - Is that last one an improvement or would an aboriginal word be
more Australian?

Cheers

Mike
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Michael Tarburton

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On 19/11/2009, at 3:02 PM, Alistair McKeough wrote:

PS - no offense to Greg or anyone of course! Just my view that I think
Jabiru has a wonderful ring to it.

2009/11/19 Alistair McKeough <>


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