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Q: What did the white settlers think the kookaburra was?
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kookaburra i think


When was the kookaburra first spotted?

It is not known when the European settlers first spotted the Laughing kookaburra, but it would have been very soon after settlement began in January 1788. The Laughing kookaburra is vocal, and easily spotted when it makes its call. It was first described by French naturalist Johann Hermann in 1783.


What were the aboriginal superstition?

This is an aboriginal superstition; When a kookaburra laughs it is laughing at a magpie being burnt as punishment for eating kookaburra eggs. The story goes; the Nulla Nulla spirits threw the magpie (who was white) into the fire after eating all the eggs in the kookaburra nest. That is why the magpie is black and white today.


What are the colours of a kookaburra's feathers?

The Laughing kookaburra has a brown back and wings, with some pale blue on its wings. males have a white head but females have a head that is more yellowish-brown. The Laughing kookaburra's tail is striped. The Blue-winged kookaburra is similar in appearance to the Laughing kookaburra, but it is distinct for its blue wings and darker blue tail.


This bird is known as the hyena of the feathered world?

I think its the Kookaburra


What tribe killed the most White Settlers?

The Shawnee tribe killed the most white settlers.


What are the colours of the blue winged kookaburra?

The Blue-winged kookaburra is similar in appearance to the Laughing kookaburra, with its brown back, but it is distinctive for its vivid blue wings and darker blue tail in males, and barred red-brown tail in females. Its chest and abdomen are white with light orange-brown bars. The Blue-winged kookaburra has an off-white head with a pale eye, unlike other species, and a bill that is dark above and yellowish below.


What appearance does a kookaburra have?

There are several species of kookaburras. Being members of the kingfisher family, they are characterised by having long, straight beaks. There are two species of kookaburra that live in Australia. The Laughing kookaburra has a brown back and wings, with some pale blue on its wings. males have a white head but females have a head that is more yellowish-brown. The Laughing kookaburra's tail is striped. The Blue-winged kookaburra is similar in appearance to the Laughing kookaburra, but it is distinct for its blue wings and darker blue tail.


What is the difference between a laughing kookaburra and a normal kookaburra?

A Laughing kookaburra IS a normal kookaburra, and the only one completely native to Australia alone. It is one of four universally recognised species of kookaburra, the others being the Blue-winged kookaburra, Spangled kookaburra and Rufous-bellied kookaburra.


Where did John White think the Roanoke settlers move to?

John White believed that the Roanoke settlers had moved to Croatoan Island. This belief was based on a carving of the word "Croatoan" found on a tree and the absence of a cross, which was meant to indicate a dire situation.


Is a Kookaburra an omnivore herbivore or a carnivore?

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What is a kookaburra?

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree, Merry,merry king of the bush is he, Laugh, Kookaburra, laugh, Kookaburra, Gay your life must be. Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree, eating all the gum drops that he can eat, stop, kookabura, stop,kookaburra, save some there for me. Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree, counting all the monkeys that he can see, stop, kookaburra stop kookaburra, that's no monkey you seeeeee! go to: http://video.Google.com/videosearch?sourceid=navclient&rlz=1T4DGUS_enUS306US306&q=kookaburra%20song&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wv#q=kookaburra+song&hl=en&emb=0&start=0