Do we know any Australian aboriginal words for these birds?

I don't know any Australian aboriginal languages myself, but the Australian Society for Indigenous Languages has several dictionaries online. Looking at them: Burarra durrowturrow - magpie ji-rrimula - light-colored or adult seagull rrertert - dark or juvenile seagull. Bilinarra gumurlawurda - magpie. read more

By saying that the aborigines of Australia have “the oldest civilization” by which we mean “the oldest society,” we’re implying that they somehow lack the creativity and ability to innovate and see things differently that the rest of us presumably have. read more

These words of Australian Aboriginal origin include some that are used frequently within Australian-English, such as kangaroo and boomerang. Many such words have also become loaned words in other languages beyond English, while some are restricted to Australian English This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. read more