tjuḻpu uṟutja

water birds

takataka
uṟutja
grey teal (?) (Anas gracilis)

id:9851 order:372

Takataka tjuṯa pitjala tjintjiṟangka nyinapai kuwari puyintjitjangka.
Ducks come and sit on the (water) in claypans after it’s rained.
tapaṟangu
white-necked heron (?) (Ardea pacifica)

id:9852 order:374

Tapaṟangu uṟungka para-ngaṟapai munu kuka kuyi ngalkupai.
The white-necked heron walks around in the water and eats worms.
tjuṉatjaḻiḻi
black-tailed native hen, waterhen (Gallinula ventralis)

id:9853 order:375

Tjuṉatjaḻiḻi uṟu tjuṉutjuṉu-tjarangka nyinara tjarpara parari ma-pakalpai.
The waterhen, which lives in water with reeds, can go (dive) under (the water) and come up a long way off.