curlew
Language:
Australian:
Woal-woo-a
English JS Main:
curlew
English:
Great-billed Plover
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Native name Woal-Woo-a
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The underparts of the bird are pale brown, overlaid with black striations. The face is brown and the upper parts predominantly grey overlaid with black striations and detail, except for a white patch on the wing. ...
Credits
The author of this catalogue record is Suzanne Stenning.
Category:
fauna: birds
Source:
Painters
Line:
12322
Respelt:
wål-wuwa
Part of speech:
noun
Meaning Clue:
‘Kotbarabang’: gådba-ra-ba-ng = ‘He [will cut]’: Dawes [a:23:15] [BB]
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. 322 : "Great-billed Plover", native name "Woal-Woo-a" / Thomas Watling]
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’Walwara’ IS THE NAME OF THE MAN OF THE LOST MESTON VOCABULARY. See Sidney Baker book.