Wattle-bird
Language:
Australian:
Goo-gwar-ruck
English JS Main:
Wattle-bird
English:
"Gold-winged Bee-eater", native name "Goo-gwar-ruck" --- - / This Genus of Flycatcher are very numerous in N.S. Wales and / seldom seen but near the Sea Shores especially about where / the Natives resort - Its a most active lively Bird constantly / in action either sucking Honey, taking Flies, or contending / with other Birds - Two or three these kind will rout a flock / of the Blue bellied Parrots, a genus which they are often engaged / with - ". ====The bird is predominantly brown in colour overlaid with black hatched lines and grey tips to some of the feather on the back, wings and tail, and orange patches on the wings. ...
Credits:
The author of this catalogue record is Suzanne Stenning.
Category:
fauna: birds
Source:
Painters
Line:
12515
Respelt:
gugwa-rag
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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Comment:
[Watling Drawing - no. LS15 : "Gold-winged Bee-eater", native name "Goo-gwar-ruck" / Port Jackson Painter]
Watling Drawing - no. 183 : "Melliverous Creeper", native name "Goo-gwar-ruck" / Thomas Watling]