Grebe
Language:
Australian:
Mag-a-ger
English JS Main:
Grebe
English:
Native name / Mag-a-ger
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The bird is quite stumpy but has a long bill. It is painted predominantly in shades of brown, though paler and tending towards grey on the underparts, with a white patch on the wing and a chestnut stripe from the back of the eye down the side of the neck. ...
Credits:
The author of this catalogue record is Suzanne Stenning.
Category:
fauna: birds
Sub-category:
water
Source:
Painters
Line:
12333
Respelt:
magaga
Part of speech:
noun
Meaning Clue:
‘Mag-a-ger’ maga-ga - (Little Grebe): Painters [12333] [BB]
‘mukkaka’ magaga = ‘the noise which a bird utters; to cackle; to crow’: Tkld AWA Lex [225:49] [AWA]
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. 333 : "New-Holland Grebe", native name "Mag-a-ger" / Thomas Watling]