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Further clue kookaburra - What about Papa's?

Hi Kookaburra,

Read a suggestion on another site that it is a Riot of Kookaburras?????

However, if you are taking about kookaburras in cricketing terms (balls) how about a Delivery of Kookaburras.

And hi from me Kookaburra - and I expect a parliament of owls has also been mentioned?

Back in the days when I was studying English literature, I read a work by Chaucer called "the Parliament of Fowls". I have also heard of a stare of owls. I often wonder who dreams up these collective nouns.

And on this thread Colin (post 123)

A nightmare of dreamers?

Chambers gives it for owls, but not fowls. Do you think Chaucer might have slipped in an extra f by mistake? Perhaps he just mishard it from someone if it was used as a group term is his day.

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No AJT, It actually was a parliament of fowls ... birds of all kinds who gathered on St Valentine's Day (supposedly a day when birds chose their mates) and debated and discussed various issues. Not a page-turner, I can assure you. The book is gathering dust on my shelf. Perhaps I'll return to it next time I am suffering from insomnia.

Apologies Anthea,

Only read the last page and K's comment that there wasn't a collective noun for the kooaburra.

Blessings.