tjuḻpu maṉngutjara tjuṯa

birds with nests

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.
paṉpaṉpaḻaḻa
crested bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis)

id:9825 order:341

Paṉpaṉpaḻaḻangku wangkanyangkala kulilpai, “Watingkulanya nyanganyi.”
When we hear a crested bellbird call (out in the bush) we think, “There’s a (kadaicha) man watching us.”
pititjaku-pititjaku
pied butcher bird (Cracticus nigrogularis)

id:9826 order:342

Pititjaku-pititjaku wangka kutjuparira wangkapai ikarka puṟunypa.
The pied butcher bird, like the bower bird, can change its call and make another sound.
tjalpu-tjalpu
black-faced woodswallow (Artamus cinereus)

id:9827 order:343

Tjalpu-tjalpu tjuṯa uṯuḻu kutju parparkaṟa inkapai tjungu alatjiṯu.
The black faced wood swallows fly around playing together in formation.
kaaṉka
crow (Corvus bennetti)

id:9817 order:332

Kaaṉkangku raputji tjuṯa maḻantaṟa ngalkulpai.
Crows eat all the scraps left lying around.
araḻapaḻpaḻpa
crested pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)

id:9818 order:333

Araḻapaḻpaḻtu nyaḻpi katuringkula wangkatjingalpai.
The crested pigeon makes a sound when it lifts (flaps) its wings.