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SoRENSox, Aboriginal Names of Birds. 



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July 



Aboriginal Names of Birds. 



By E. S. Sorensox, R.A.O.U. 



I WOULD like to suggest to members of the R.A.O.U. and others 

 that aboriginal names of birds be obtained whenever possible 

 from the different " towris " (aboriginal territories). Many of 

 these names, properly pronounced, aTe euphonious ; they have 

 the virtue of originality, and are much better for general use than 

 many of the popular names now on the bird list. The surest way 

 to popularize a bird, to make it loved and known to everybody, 

 is to give it a name that appeals to the child and the poet. 

 I append a few alwriginal names to start with 



Maned Goose (Wood-Duck) 



Pigmy Goose . . 



Green Pigmy Goose 



Cape Barren Goose 



Pied (Magpie) Goose 



" Black" Duck 



W'histhng-Duck 



Plumed Whistler 



Blue-billed Duck 



Pink-eared Duck 



Mountain-Duck (Chestnut-breastt;d Shiel- 



drake) 

 Rajah Shieldrake 

 White -eyed Duck 

 Little Cormorant 

 Pied Cormorant 

 Cormorant (Black Shag) 

 Pectoral Rail . . 

 Black Moor-Hen 

 Blue Bald-Coot 



Austrahan Crane (Native Companion) 

 Nankeen Night-Heron . . 

 Australian Bittern 

 Mangrove- Bittern 

 Plain Turkey (Bustard) . . 

 Brown Kingfisher {Dacelo ^igas) 

 Brush-Turkey . . 

 Barnard's Brush-Turkey 

 Jungle- Fowl 

 :\Iallee-Fowl . . 

 Collared Sparrow-Hawk. . 

 Allied Kite 

 Nankeen Kestrel 

 Winking Owl . . 

 Owlet Nightjar 

 Pied Bell-Magpie 

 Grey Bell-Magpie 

 Grass-Parrot . . ■ 



Gnaroo. 



Widgelow. 



Loonbi. 



Lowrie. 



Muldrie. 



Mara ; Koona. 



Chipala. 



No wee. • 



Boodoo. 



Wymbin. 



Perna. 



Mahdo or Mardo. 



Bubbuloo. 



Go Go. 



Mahdee. 



Muloora. 



KuUee. 



Kilkie. 



Goolima. 



Brolga. 



Gnalgan. 



Boon Boon. 



Woggal. 



Kio ; Gumblegubbin 



Kitticarrara. 



Gweela. 



Wundoora. 



Koogerri. 



Lowan. 



Bil Bil. 



JiUi Jilh. 



Min Min. 



Gooragang. 



Teringing. 



Kurrawong. 



Koolardi. 



Linden. 



