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Leaving the hotel we take the road traversed before, Kirby 

 going on ahead to find the dray and take it to our camping 

 ground. The warmth and sunlight have tempted the lizards to 

 come out, and we note amongst them Hinulia quoyii and a species 

 of Lygosoma. The scrub, though bright with masses of blossom — ■ 

 Pultenseas, Aotus villosa, T'etraiheca ciliata, Eriostemon (sp.), 

 Goodenias, Goodia lotifolia, Daviesias, and Hibbertias — still yields 

 comparatively little in the way of insect life. Amongst butterflies 

 Xenica hobartia is fairly numerous ; and of moths Philabota fas- 

 cialis and Nyctemera arnica are taken. 



In the scrub the Fire-tailed and Spotted-sided Finch are seen, 

 together with the Wattled Honey-eater and that lovely little 

 creature the Long-tailed Superb Warbler, of which we did not 

 see many specimens during our trip. By the roadside a fine 

 native bear (Phascolarctos cinereu?) is seen climbing up a gum 

 with a young one clinging to its back in the usual fashion, and 

 as we approach the Scandinavians' the trees are alive with the 

 gaily-coloured Pennant's Parrakeets, which swarm in this part, 

 whilst very common also is the female of the Satin Bower Bird. 



Arrived at the closed up accommodation house, we find Kirby 

 there before us with the dray, and our things safe, but fairly well 

 soaked with the heavy rains. We had hoped — it was then midday 

 — to have some hours' good collecting, but were doomed to 

 disappointment. The wind comes up strongly, bringing great 

 masses of black clouds and making the tall gum trees sway about 

 and creak in a suspicious way. Then the rain falls in torrents 

 and we are glad to seek refuge in the old deserted house, which 

 we sweep out and make as clean as possible. Collecting was out 

 of the question, so we make up a huge fire and sit round it smoking 

 and talking. An attempt is made to catch moths by lights and 

 sugaring, but it is of no avail, and we turn in, once more hoping 

 for fine weather in the morning. 



30TH November. — We get up at 4.30. a.m. to find the shrubs 

 near the house alive with Pennant's Parrakeets and Satin Bower 

 Birds. Early in the morning it is fine, but about six the rain 

 comes on and we can do nothing. Fortunately after midday it 

 cleared up, but we have then to start for Marysville and thus the 

 day which we had spent at the Scandinavians' was rendered fruit- 

 less, from a collecting point of view, by the wet weather. A pair 

 of beautiful Gang Gang Cockatoos is secured, with the White- 

 shafted Fantail and the Brown and White-throated Tree Creepers. 

 Having plenty of time to spare, we loiter on the road, both to 

 enjoy the scenery, which is here very fine, and to search for animals. 

 On the Marysville side of the Cumberland Creek we are fortunate 

 in securing several specimens of the Leucanid beetle Lissotus 

 howittanus ; these were taken, of course, under logs, but only in 

 this particular part ; had any occurred in other portions of the 



