Box 9/Item2: 'Language of Southern Yorkes Penisula Blacks', 1900 - Page 16

Birds. (Cont.d)

Any duck                                           Nurry. (except Mountain Duck.)

Swan                                                      Coord.lee.

Snipe                                                     Whill.lee.

Goose                                                    Mi.e.burroo(Bread Mi.e meat burroo. i.e anything eatable.

Black magpie                             Moon.noo.

Swampbird                                     Bung.ar.roo.

Swallow                                                Doo.woo.ra.

Starling(wood swallow)  Gurr.goo.larrt.too.

Tomtit                                                       Gul.ul.loo.  

Bluebeard                                          Gutter.be.berty.

Fowl                                                             Yurda nun.yerries (Scratching about the dirt)

White headed owl                  Win.ta.  

Eggs                                                         Mook.ker.   or Nurr.roo.

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