Aboriginal words and names, Upper Clarence River dialect, collected by Thomas George Hewitt, ca. 1909; with introduction, notes and index by Robert L. Dawson, 1936 - Page 19

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                 - Birds - Aquatic -                                                                                          6
Black swan               Kin-yee-bee or Kin-yee-lee
Black duck                     Mah-ra
Musk duck                     Jir-reen-jam
Wood duck                     N'gown
Redbill                          Kee-yang or Kul-kum
Cormorant                       Yeer-gal
Pelican                          Choon-garra
Nankeen crane                Kin-nu-bo

                - Brush or Scrub Birds -
Brush turkey                        Wok-koon
Wonga pigeon                      Boo-ba-bu-long
Greenfruit-pigeon                  Wo-gan
Pigeon (kind not stated)         Doo-rang
Lyre bird                               Boo-rain
Satin bird                              Jeer

           -Open Forest and Grass Birds-

Emu          Moo-rom or N'goo-rim (Egg Kah-boon)
Native Companion (brolga)               Koo-ral-kum
Plain turkey (bustard)                      Koo-ral-gum
Magpie                                Koom-boo-kool-bum

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