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lapwing

Language: 
Biyal Biyal
Australian: 
Ban-ne-re-ra
English JS Main: 
lapwing
English: 
"Wattled Sandpiper", native name "Ban-ne-re-ra ====The bird has yellow facial wattles, a black cap and neck, a brown back, white rump and black tail. The wings are brown with black primaries, and yellow spurs on the shoulder. The underparts are white, darker towards the throat, and the legs are a dull pink. ... Credits: The author of this catalogue record is Suzanne Stenning.
Category: 
fauna: birds
Source: 
Painters
Line: 
12315
Respelt: 
bani-rira
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? -------------- 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. 315 : "Wattled Sandpiper", native name "Ban-ne-re-ra" / Port Jackson Painter

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