Hk. 2. Map of Ginvv 



dents I. and a pair of Yellow-plumed 

 Honeyeatcrs which were investigating 

 their ownership. A Grey Thrush also 

 flew in. It. as most of the Grey 

 Thrushes here, seemed larger, greyer, 

 ami appeared to have an aggressively 

 thrust out beak as it called in a loud 

 voice. 



Ten minutes later I walked 

 through a /one of Porcupine GlBSS 

 and Manna Acacia M. rnivrorarpa) 

 which was about to flower. 



During the next half hour as 1 

 moved along. I was impressed with 

 the large flowered Oleariu pimdcoiJtw 

 with its spoon shaped leaves and the 

 beautiful shrubs of yellow-flowered 

 Phebalium. Here too were many 

 Weeping I'ittosporums and one Red 

 Wattle-bird. 



I reached the first turn off which 

 led south to Lunar Clearing. At the 

 corner, a movement accompanied by 

 a twittering led my binoculars to a 

 pair of tiny birds with wren-like tails 

 and blue faces. One had a blue throat 



loo. and a distinctive rufous crown. 

 I had pever seen them before and 

 tatfcr, in examining the books, con- 

 eluded that they were more like the 

 Rufous-Crowned Wren than the 

 Mailer r.mu wren. I waited until 1 

 saw the skins and found that W1H 

 again the pictures were unreliable 

 The colour difference between crown 

 and back is quite distinct 



Thfi next sighting was a female f" 

 an immature Rutins Whistle ..in! 

 another three of the stalwart Cirev 

 Thrushes. I was following the trad, 

 to the l unar Clearing, anil on the 

 lelt of the track noted the scattered 

 remains of a l.owan Mouml. Mam 

 Turpentine Hushes were heir Will! 

 Wagtails were lie. ad dMaiiilv Bid 

 then quite neai. The track looped like 

 a huge question nuuk and I was U 

 the clearing. 



Magpies and Willy Wagtails hail 

 taken advantage of the open hahitai 

 The httle dam was quite lull, and .' 

 party of Spiny-cheeked Honc\c..tei- 



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