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curlew

Language: 
Biyal Biyal
Australian: 
Woal-woo-a
English JS Main: 
curlew
English: 
Great-billed Plover --------- Native name Woal-Woo-a ---------- 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? -------------- NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON <[WebCat] Search The Natural History Museum's library catalogue> The 5-digit numbers are the picture identification numbers quoted near the end of each entry. --------- 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. ========= 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] ========= ’Walwara’ IS THE NAME OF THE MAN OF THE LOST MESTON VOCABULARY. See Sidney Baker book.

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