Penguin
Language:
Australian:
Gur-roo-mul
English JS Main:
Penguin
English:
Native name Gur-roo-mul. / ..., the only one yet seen in Port Jackson
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The upper parts of the bird are dark brown overlaid with black and pale blue stippled marks. The underparts are off-white with grey flecks. The wings are grey, edged with off-white. ...
Credits:
The author of this catalogue record is Suzanne Stenning.
Category:
fauna: birds
Sub-category:
water
Source:
Painters
Line:
12356
Respelt:
garu-mal
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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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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Comment:
Watling Drawing - no. 356 : "New-Holland Penguin", native name "Gur-roo-mul" / Thomas Watling]