(Jencral Cilectinu and Observing 



As a centre lor the study of D 

 wide variety Of wildlife, CeOKlOWJ) 

 is wtthOUl p6ftf. Withm a <cw miles 

 ,,t On- town ihftffi IS ram forest, the 

 normal open euealypt loresi "I the 

 ftfttth. IMS? facts of mangroves, bOft 

 sandy and rocky shore lines, as well 

 as a good coral tfcftf easily reached 

 by fool, allhongh n is a brl furthc- 

 afield being some eighieen miles from 

 the town. 



The main object ol this yistl W«B 

 tp again look loi the r,,n VtrOchoh 

 demode s (Miskh one specimen of 

 which I look in l'»M. On that occa 

 sion there had been a •■normal" wcl 

 season with forty-one species noted 

 „, a small sunny gully. These were 

 seen in a half hour ol very active 

 flight ai midday. But this year w.ih 

 a much drier season the number ol 

 species noted would probably noi 



During this last visit, twelve species 

 of snakes were taken, and other rep- 

 UtCS seen. There were fewer beetles 

 on the wing than usual. Several wete 

 taken south ol the Archer RlVCT, H 

 few at Coen: bin there were two dil 

 iercnt emergences on the nighl we 



To the south towards Daintrec t 



[he magnilicent rain lores! of ih v I 

 Bloomlield River while |0 the DtOrtll j 

 past Ihe aerodrome is the Mclvm I 

 River country with us surprising I 

 patches of "wallam" commuuiiies jj 

 Httnksi<i\, (uthniu*. and XOhlhorrhtim 

 cheek by jowl with tropical veeci.,. 

 lion, Cooktown is also the juttljlfaj 

 oil place for roads to the varum, 

 northern settlements and the ( ;ip, 

 itself. 



exceed thirty-live with rtumy houh 

 searching and ui> sign pf 1Tm.W,> 

 at all. With these dilletem condition*, 

 two other rather raic species made 

 then appearance. They were .V.vm 



thun ffofeJ wiltl ''' < M,sk ) t,1c Sraa|1 



Oak Hlue. and ll\i>>» hrwops t<»h- 

 ,/,7/iv wvrna Ornec the Rosen,, 

 Jewel, neither of which we had seen 

 here before al this lime. 



camped on Ihe llann River several 

 days apart Here anaplognatliuv 

 scarabs, dyliscids and a numbei ti 

 inierocolcopieta as well as olhci 

 inseeis. small and large, came to the 

 fighr, Most of these have gone u. the 

 NaliOtia] Museum Collection 



Each year there is a re-enactment 

 of the lauding of Captain Cook on 

 18 June, but this being the bi 

 centenary year, there were week-long 

 celebrations with a re-cnacimcni 

 each morning depicting the events ..I 

 lhat particular day two centuries 

 ago. II is of great credit to Cook- 

 town that with its very St***) popu- 



lation it was able to produce a casi 

 able to take Ihe paits ol < "uuk 

 Hanks. Solaudei. Parkinson Hid 1 

 number of other* with the help 4 

 the I udel Oaneers trom Mnmmi-ton 

 Island. This fascinating show, with 

 able commentary, was indeed a bonus 

 to ihe pleasure a visit to ( ookiowu 

 always brings. 



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