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On October 8th we fen-ied our goods over tlie river, packed 

 the car, aud started on the long run to Tibboobnrra. For the 

 first fifteen miles we had considerable difficulty in picking up 

 our land nmrks, but at last reached the crossing at Milther- 

 niernia C'reek and lunched thei-e. I was fortunate in securing 

 a fine set of Ked-backcd Kingfisher's eggs here, the first time in 

 many attempts. Tliese birds burrow quite a distance into the 

 bank before the egg chamber is hollowed out. After leaving 

 this creek we took a wrong turn which brought us down to the 

 Narnoo crossing on the Cooi>er. While waiting here we were 

 fortunate in securing a nest and i»air of eggs of the lUown Fly- 

 catcher, in the usual situation on the horizontal branch with 

 the usual inadequate nest of cobwebs, fine rootlets, and hair. 



Things continued to go wrong this afternoon but I will 

 spare my readers a detailed account of them, merely recording 

 that we camped at a creek near Tookabarna Yards, and as it 

 was a still night, insects of all sorts, including mosquitoes, were 

 much in evidence. The gi-unting note of the Podargus and the 

 calling of the Curlew were heard. Dr. MacGillivray found that 

 by turning on the electric headlights of the car, he could catch 

 many motlis and beetles attracted by the light and I rather 

 fancy that I fell asleep on this occasion before he had flnished 

 his collecting. Next day we had an early start and struck 

 the Wilson floodwaters on our left. Lignum swam[»s with 

 scattered willow trees for miles and a line of box timber 

 marked the actual coursi' of the main creek. We were for- 

 tunate from now on in picking up our motor tracks of the out- 

 ward journey not yet wiped out by the rains that had fallen 

 since. The usual detours over sandhills and out into rough 

 gibber country had to be made to avoid water. We reached 

 Tenappera on the Wilson before midday and saw some White- 

 headed Stilts on the way. 



During the halt for dinner this side of Tenai)pera we 

 stripped off and investigated a dam which had Hooded back 

 and in which many trees were growing. We secured a set of 

 four Pacific Heron's eggs on quite a low box tree. A good run 

 was made i)ast Bransby, P>ransby Downs, Mr. Chas. Dorrell's 

 home, and Dingera, where we had tea. on past Naryilco till we 

 ran down the Warri (3reek towards the boundary fence. Here 

 misfortune overtook the car in the shape of cylinder trouble 

 and we camjjed for the nighl. .M(>s(|uit(K^s were particularly 

 attentive. Our driver was busy until 11 a.m. the next day in re- 

 pairing the defect, and during the wait we were fortunate in 

 securing a WedgebilTs nest with two beautifully mark<'d <'ggs. 

 These birds were plentiful at Harrioulah and along most of the 



