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MORSE, Birds of the Morcc District. 



[The Emu 

 1st July 



Birds of the Moree District 



By F. C. MORSE, R.A.O.U., .Moree, X.S.W. 



The district of Moree is situated iti the extreme X.W. bound- 

 ary of N.S.W. It comi)rises an area of 6870 square miles. 



With the exception of the eastern boundary, it is all flat 

 country, varying from large oj)en plains to dense forests of belar 

 (Casuarina) and brigaUnv. The (jwydir River runs through the 

 centre of the district, and after i)assing the town spreads out in 

 numerous narrow channels and broad swamps, the water eventu- 

 ally finding its way through these into the P>arwon River, 70 

 miles further west. 



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Owing to the diverse nature of the country — hills, thick 

 forests and large swamps — bird life is varied and numerous. 



My observations extend over a jjeriod of thirteen years, dur- 

 ing which time I have noted 2\() species, which number, 1 am 

 sure, could be added to by working the hilly to mountainous 

 country of the eastern boundary, but I ha\c never had an oppor- 

 tunity tf) do this. Naturally types would exist there that do not 

 occur (m the ])lains. My only visit has been of a fleeting nature 

 — a hurried run tluough by car. 



