Nor, I think is it anything to do with the boobook, as the subtle brown owl we called the mopoke is more properly known.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-08-01] Reference

I believe he's the devil in the shape of a mopoke!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields] Reference

After a few seconds we heard the cry of the mopoke.    From Wordnik.com.  [Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields] Reference

I believe he’s the devil in the shape of a mopoke!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Robbery Under Arms] Reference

A mopoke in a tree!.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Book for Kids] Reference

Magpie to mopoke busy as the bee.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cradle Song] Reference

To the hour when the mopoke calls.    From Wordnik.com.  [Song of the Shingle-Splitters] Reference

An 'when the mopoke calls along the creek.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke] Reference

“Garn yerself, y’ol’ mopoke! —.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ultima Thule] Reference

"Curlew, crane, and the mopoke," said the doctor.    From Wordnik.com.  [First in the Field A Story of New South Wales] Reference