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aboriginal names or folklore about Yellow-tailed Black cockatoo

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Subject: aboriginal names or folklore about Yellow-tailed Black cockatoo
From: "Cas and Lisa Liber" <>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:22:57 +1100
Thanks all thus far, should have remembered Nowra..and it is the only black
cockatoo there :)
Cas

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Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 7:06 AM
To: Cas and Lisa Liber
Subject: aboriginal names or folklore about Yellow-tailed
Black cockatoo


Nowra, NSW, is said to be named after the call of the YTBC.

John Leonard

On , Cas and Lisa Liber <> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> was developing a page on the Yellow-tailed Black cockatoo on wikipedia
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-tailed_Black_Cockatoo
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> 
> 
> I have Wylah (Hunter region) and Ngaoaraa (dharawal) as aboriginal names.
> 
> Has anyne heard of other legends or names, or even ewhich specific
language
> 
> Wylah comes from?
> 
> 
> 
> also , if I look up Mount Langi Ghiran which is supposed to mean "Home of
> 
> the Black Cockatoo", there seems to be sources saying it is both/either
> 
> Yellow or Red-tailed....
> 
> 
> 
> all input and references much welcomed
> 
> Cas
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