Item 05: 'Aboriginal words and names chiefly from the Upper Clarence River Dialect, collected by Thomas George Hewitt of Grafton and Lismore', ca. 1909 and transcribed with additional notes by Robert L. Dawson, 6 June 1938 - Page 9

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—Birds - Acquatic—

Black Swan Kin-ya-be or Kin-ye-lee
Black Duck Mah-rah
Musk Duck Jir-reen-jam
Wood Duck N'gown
Red-bill Kee-yang or Kul-kum
Cormorant Yeer-gal
Pelican  Choom-gar-ra
Nankeen Crane  Kin-nu-bo
Diver (white breasted) Biggar-rah-geen

—Brush or Scrub Birds—

Brush Turkey Wok-koon
Wonga Pigeon Boo-bah-bu-long
Green fruit pigeon Wo-gan
Pigeon, kind no stated Doo-rang 
Lyre bird Boo-rain
Stain bird Jeer

—Open Forest and Grass Birds—

Emu  Moo-roon or N'goo-rim
(Egg-Kah-boon)
Native Companion (brolga) Koo-ral-kum
Plain Turkey (or bustard) Koo-ral-gum
Birds on honeysuckle tree (Banksia) Kur-koo-now 

 

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