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wapi jigqur n the Long-Tailed Buzzard (PL6#7,PL7#5); taragau
Gh: wapi biru
Wapi jigqur ni wapi aye di munyi nat ne. The Long-Tailed Buzzard eats other
birds and cuscus.
wapi kinyemuare [wapi kinyemuare] n a Common Scrubfowl (PL1#9a), a bird
which lays white eggs in a Brush-turkey nest mound (See also wapi waghe, wapi
bueg); namba tu wail paul;
Gh: wapi kunyemuare; So: nyumuare kumo
Wapi kinyemuare nyoq quem kin ruwo. Common Scrubfowl lay white eggs.
wapi kongri [wapi konggri] n a small dark bird which has red eyes and flies in
flocks, the Singing Starling (PL54#7)
Gh: wapi kueyange; H: wapi wongri
wapi kriwkriw n the Blue-tailed and Rainbow Bee-eaters, colourful small birds
that fly in flocks during March to October when they migrate from Australia.
They eat flies, grass hoppers and ants. (PL25#6,7)
So: wapi grewgrewyi
Pripri kriwkriw mandi di beghi nei bab nginy yenu ningg. When these birds
come we always know dry season is coming.
wapi kuaw (See nyaimb)
wapi kudkudri n the Zoe Imperial Pigeon, has brown and white breast, green tail
feathers and a grey head (PL18#2); namba 2 balus
Gh: wapi miyab tir [miyab tir]; H: wapi mandhaq; So: wapi kudidi
Wapi wen wuri “Kudkudri, kudkudri”. This bird calls, “Kudkudri, kudkudri”.
wapi kueng n the Grey Crow, which eats seeds from trees and travels in flocks
(PL55#9b)
Gh: wapi mbuengi [wapi mbuenggi]; H: wapi ambri; So: wapi mueqengi
Ni pripri popo me di mari kin te "Kueng kueng" puq mand. He often eats papaya
and calls, "Kueng kueng".
wapi kurighi [wapi kurighi] n the Australian Bustard, a type of large bird which
used to come to the area (PL1#11)
Gh: wapi umo avi [wapi umo avi]; H: wapi urighi