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[14.10.52] again for the grass-tree. We hadn't been going 
very long before Max called a halt and we waded 
over to the other end of the patch of gums 
that we had visited that morning. There we 
found a Black-Shouldered Kite's nest with bird 
sitting. Max's ear had pained all day and as 
he was almost all in, he returned straight 
to the camp, putting up a STUBBLE QUAIL on the way. 
I pushed on, up and down, in the heath 
which is hard going because of the height one 
has to lift one's feet and the forcing of the 
thighs through thick bushes. I came across a 
sick young kangaroo which could only make a 
few hops before falling sideways. I left him 
to it, wishing I could have shot him. I made 
a big sweep, zig-zagging and covering as much 
ground as I could and exploring the greatest 
area of that shallow valley. I had to put 
the sleeves of my shirt down for sunburn! 
I staggered back to camp, seeing a party of 
WHITE-BROWED SCRUB-WRENS near home. We were 
too hungry to eat lunch and after a couple of 
Nembutal [guess] each, turned in early. 
