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round in wild excitement. After a few timid ineffectual efforts 

 the young bird managed to flutter up into a sapling, where I 

 left him, feeling that there was no longer any cause for fear of 

 his safety, and that by the morning he would be well enough to 

 fly out of range of the marauding small boys and their 

 catapults. 



FLOWERS BLOOMING. 

 Crovvea saligna 

 Acacia linearis 

 Acacia linifolia 



Acacia discolor Port Jackson wattle 



Acacia juniperina 



Leptospermum scoparium Tea-tree 



Trachymene ericoides Wild parsnip 



Grevillea punicea Red spider-flower 



Grevillea buxifolia Grey spider-flower 



Banksia ericifolia Honeysuckle, or bottle brush 



Lambertia formosa Honey flower 



Lobelia gracilis 

 Scaevola hispida Snake flower 



BIRDS ARRIVING IN APRIL. 

 Acanthochaera carunculata Gill-bird 



BIRDS DEPARTING IN APRIL. 

 Glossopsittacus concinnus Musk lorikeet 



BIRDS BREEDING IN APRIL. 



Meliornis novae-hollandiae New Holland honey-eater 



Meliornis sericea White-cheeked honey-eater 



Aegintha temporalis Redhead 



