Avocet
Language:
Australian:
Antiquatich
English JS Main:
Avocet
English:
Native name Antiquatic
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The bird's head and neck are red-brown, the underparts and top of the back are white, and the wing is black with a white stripe. The legs are pink with black spots. ...
Credits:
The author of this catalogue record is Suzanne Stenning.
Category:
fauna: birds
Sub-category:
water
Source:
Painters
Line:
12335
Respelt:
[ng]andi-gwadidy
Part of speech:
noun
Source Details:
INDIGENOUS NAMES IN WORKS BY THE PORT JACKSON PAINTER, THOMAS WATLING etc. Watling Collection, Natural History Museum, London Transcribed by Keith V. Smith 2002
Watling, Thomas, 1762-1814?
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The 5-digit numbers are the picture identification numbers quoted near the end of each entry.
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Most or all of the items with an indigenous word attached are in the JS PAINTERS ringbinder, arranged alphabelically by a JS ’no hyphens’ transcription.
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NO PAINTERS FILE: This is the PENCIL line number (in JS ’Painters’ ringbinder) supplied by Keith Smith.
the page numbers entered by JS
Comment:
Watling Drawing - no. 335 : "American Avoset", native name "Antiquatich" / Port Jackson Painter] // JS SPECULATIVE TRANSCRIPTION