Entries from Geraghty 1984 in Pollex-Online
Geraghty, Paul (1984). Fijian bird names, in F.Clunie & P.Morse, Birds of the Fiji Bush. Suva: Fiji Museum.
Language | Item | Description |
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Fijian | Kakaa | Musk Parrots (Prosopeia spp.) |
Fijian | Kawakawasaa | Long-tailed Cuckoo (Eudynamis taitensis) (Lau dialect) |
Fijian | Kula(kula) | Collared Lory (Phigys solitarius), Red-headed Parrot-finch (Erythrura cynanovirens) |
Fijian | Kulu/votu | Many-coloured Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus perousii) |
Fijian | Lulu | Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
Fijian | Ruve | Pacific Pigeon (Ducula pacifica), White-throated Pidgon (Columba vitiensis) (Vanua Levu and Lau) Problematic |
Fijian | Miti/kula, miti/miti | Orange-breasted Honeyeater (Myzomela jugularis) (Lau) |
Fijian | Moo | Spotless Crake (Porzana tabuensis) Phonologically Irregular |
Fijian | Tuitui | Fiji Goshawk (Accipiter rufitorques) |
Fijian | Tui/vuci | Pacific Harrier (Circus approximans) |
Fijian | Bekabeka(nicagi) | White-rumped Swiftlet, Aerodramus spodiopygius (Lau dialect) |
Fijian | Visa/koo | Mangrove Heron (Butorides striatus) |
Fijian | Qalaa | Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) (Vanua Levu and Lau) |
Fijian | Seecala | White-collared Kingfisher (Halcyon chloris) (Kadavu, Lau) |
Fijian | Miti micilo | Polynesian Starling (Aplonis tabuensis) (Lau) |
Marquesas | Fiʔi te ouoho (MQS) | Tresse de cheveux; plaited hair |