Ann Jones
speaker
552 appearances
5 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 11 Sep
Ann Jones’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Appearances
So you must have
Well how many are on your list so far?
The Noble Snipe sounds like a malfunctioning pedestrian crossing.
And it's found in the Andes, in swampy areas and
It's nocturnal.
So you said you've been at it for several decades on the um superlative words.
How much money do you reckon you've spent on this over time?
Quite a lot.
That's the sound of a celestial monarch, by the way, which Andrew begrudgingly says is almost a double superlative, even though he's a staunch Republican.
And it's one that's still on his list.
Most birds have at least two names, and sometimes many, many more.
Bird species have their scientific name.
This should bind the bird species to its place in the tree of life.
But just because they're used in serious scientific discourse doesn't mean that these names are not just sometimes silly.
Jeannie Grey is an author of the book Australian Bird Names, which brought together two of her passions, birds and the history of language.
lols those early science blokes and their big jokes.
the large tailed night jar.
Who has a brilliant call?
Like someone flicking a tiny little metal ruler against a desk?
And it looks like
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