tjuḻpu maṉngutjara tjuṯa

birds with nests

maṉpi
ngaṯapuka
bronzewing pigeon (Phaps chalcoptera)

id:9819 order:334

Maṉpi tjuṯangku puṯingka nyinara mai para-ngurilpai kaputungku.
Brozewing pigeons live in the bush and search around for food in a group.
piinpiinpa
spiny-cheeked honeyeater (Acanthagenys rufogularis)

id:9820 order:336

Piinpiinpa tjuṯa tjungu parpakalpai munu tjuratja inuntjinguṟu ngalkupai.
Spiney-cheeked honey eaters fly around in a flock and eat nector from flowers.
kurpaṟu
magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen)

id:9821 order:337

Kurpaṟu munga-mungangka wangkapai munu aṉangu tjuṯa wankalpai.
Magpies talk at night and wake up the people.
tjintir-tjintirpa
willie wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys)

id:9822 order:338

Tjitjingku inkapai, “Tjintir-tjintirpa waṟu kutjula! Kapi pala ilaringanyi.”
Children sing like this, “Willie wagtail, light a fire! The rain is coming.”
mirilyirilyi
wren (Malurus spp.)

id:9823 order:339

Mirilyirilyi wangkanyangkala kulilpai, “Watingku-mantilanya nyanganyi.”
When the wren is talking we think, “There must be a (kadaicha) man watching us.”
piil-piilpa
yellow-throated miner (Manorina flavigula)

id:9824 order:340

Piil-piilpa tjuṯa tjungu pitjalinkupai munuya tjuratja puṉunguṟu ngalkupai.
The yellow throated miner birds fly around in flocks and they eat honey from the trees.