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THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM MAGAZINE 





S.W. from Maree, where an interesting 

 discovery Avas made in the form of a 

 large number of aboriginal carvings. 

 Almost all the rocks on one side of a 

 hill had been carved, but the marks 

 could be discerned only when looked for 

 closely, as they had not been very well 

 done. Situated about half-way up this 

 hill, on a piece of smooth quartz-like 

 stone we found a number of carvings 

 which were distinct and very well done ; 

 these included the tracks of emus and 

 kangaroos, and also the imprints of 

 h VI man feet. 



Following the course of a dried-up 

 river bed, we came across the mud nests 

 of the Fairy Martin, plastered in great 

 numbers on the overhanging rocks and 

 caves. It is worthy of note that the 

 Fairy Martin was almost the only bird 

 that was foimd in this district. 



Aboriginal carvings at The Haunted 

 Shack, representing the tracks of emus, 

 kangaroos, and human beings. 



[Photo.— H. 0. Fletcher, 



seen hundreds of the Chestnut-eared 

 Finch, and another frequent, but noisy, 

 visitor was the White Eyebrowed Bab- 

 bler. Numerous other birds were seen 

 and identified during our stay there, 

 and we were very downhearted when we 

 had to bid farewell to this pleasant 

 spot, an ideal place for bird lovers, and 

 start on our fifteen mile tramp back to 

 the township. As the heat was too 

 great in the daytime for travelling, we 

 left at dusk, and arrived back at Marree 

 early next morning. 



Another short excursion was made to 

 a place locally known as The Haunted 

 Shack, situated about seven miles 



fci^^ 



The mud nests of the Fairy Martin (Petro- 

 chelidon ariel). 



[Photo.— H. 0. Fletcher. 



Recently requests have been received 

 for the loan of lantern slides, of which 

 the Museum now possess an extensive 

 collection, illustrating various branches 

 of natural history. Slides have been 



lent to several schools and to the 

 Workers' Educational Associations of 

 Newcastle and Goulburn. We shall be 

 glad to assist in this way as far as 

 possible. 



