partridge pigeon
- Scientific Name
- Geophaps smithii
- Category
- Birds
Korroko ngarri-yimi oh rakul somewhere ka-re karri-nan ka-re ka-wakewake. Ngurrurdu but rakul ngah-djalyimihyimi.
Long ago we used to say there's a partridge pigeon somewhere there wandering around. It was actually an emu but we would refer to it as 'partridge pigeon'. [so the emu would not hear its name and run off in fear of the hunters]
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