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cussioii on the subject, one or two visitors liiut an idea tliat they 

 heard the bird, but it was just oni' of the httk> tricks that 

 imagination pUiys under romantic surroundings. There is no 

 mistaking the imperious call of the full-throated Atrichornis — a 

 bird which, in my opinion, ranks with Mcnura as the most gifted 

 avine vocalist in the Commonwealth. 



On the whole, the collective experience of the campers was 

 essentially interesting and agreeable. A spirit of good-fellowship 

 pervaded the camp, and a system under which " orderlies " 

 carried out domestic duties operated very well. Dr. Leach, as 

 camp commandant, was by no means a taskmaster, and the fact 

 that provisions were plentiful and the cooking satisfactory helped 

 materially to keep his " army " in order. Fraternal gatherings 

 were held in the marquee each night, and many interesting dis- 

 cussions took place, chieliy concerning Queensland birds. When 

 Dr. Leach left, Colonel Home took charge as camp leader, with 

 Mr. Barker replacing Mr. Chisholm as secretary. 



Western Hospitality. 



Appro-ximately half the campers bade good-bye to the Bunyas 

 on Monday, 6th October, the remainder of the party following 

 two days later. Dalby citizens were in waiting with cars at the 

 foot of the range on each occasion, and both detachments of 

 visitors were again cordially received on return to that hospitable 

 town. 



On the Monday night the mayor and aldermen and several 

 members of the Chamber of Commerce met the initial party at 

 the Windsor Hotel, where there was an informal interchange of 

 addresses. Following a few words of welcome by the mayor 

 (Alderman Morris), the President of the Chamber of Commerce 

 (Mr. Drury), and Alderman W. J. Vowles, M.L.A. (deputy leader 

 of the State Nationalist Party), brief reports on the mountains 

 w^ere given by the naturalists. The following summary is ex- 

 tracted from the Dalby press : — 



Dr. Leach (Victoria) thanked the mayor and the people of Dalby, 

 who had done so much to make their visit enjoyable. Though a 

 large party, he was pleased to say there had been no hitch in the 

 arrrangements. He spoke of bird-life in general from an economic 

 point of view, and stated the mountains were among the finest 

 that he had ev'er seen. 



Captain White (South Australia) referred to the birds met with 

 in the Bunyas, and was emphatic in his statement that he had 

 never seen better scenery or enjoyed such an exhilarating climate. 

 He said it was the duty of the townspeople and those in the 

 district to leave no stone unturned in their endeavours to have 

 these mountains reserved for the people as a health resort and 

 also as a sanctuary for birds. He had never seen such an 

 abundance of certain kinds of birds, particularly the Rifle and 

 Bower-Birds. 



Dr. Burton Cleland (New South Wales) spoke from a health 



