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quarrion|ˈkwɒrɪən|
Also quar(r)ian.
[Prob. Aboriginal name.]
An Australian parrot, Leptolophus hollandicus, which has grey plumage with white and yellow patches; = cockatiel. Also attrib.
1901A. J. Campbell Nests & Eggs Austral. Birds 622 The Grey and Yellow Top-knotted Parrot (‘Quarrion’, native name among bushmen) flies round about water⁓holes. 1934Bulletin (Sydney) 26 Sept. 21/3 Quarians caught by broken wings on telephone-wires and emus held by the leg in fences are other casualties I've come across. 1938N. W. Cayley Austral. Parrots 112 The Cockatiel (also called Cockatoo Parrot and Quarrian) was met with during Cook's voyage. 1943W. Hatfield I find Australia v. 87 Quarrion parrots and ring-necks, rosellas and parakeets,..and magpies and butcher-birds (singing shrikes) added their morning warbles to the screeching and trilling. 1964People (Austral.) 16 Dec. 38 The quarrians, sometimes known as cockaties or cockatoo parrots, are far from home. 1966Eastman & Hunt Parrots Austral. 176 Call-note in flight is distinctive, and is a field mark in indicating the quarrion's presence long before it is sighted. |