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[14.10.52] at 8.0 am. There had been no rain and 
scarcely any wind since we arrived the previous 
evening. Today shone bright with a cloudless sky. 
It was perfect weather with a fresh northerly spring 
up late in the morning. We followed our previous 
route in search of the Ground Parrot, adding to the 
list the RED WATTLE-BIRD, EASTERN SPINE BILL (in the bush) 
and KESTREL, DUSKY WOODSWALLOW, SOUTHERN EMU-WREN 
YELLOW-FACED HONEYEATER, GOSHAWK, YELLOW-TAILED BLACK 
COCKATOO in the heath. We went thoroughly over 
the area where we had seen the parrot before 
but could not flush it. We continued the search 
and eventually sought shade in a patch of 
timber of several acres in the centre of the heath. 
There we saw the RUFOUS WHISTLER and had a 
very interesting (and instructive) view of the GOLDEN 
and HORSFIELD BRONZE-CUCKOO, comparing their call, 
plumage and field characteristics - all within 
a quarter of an hour. 
Setting off homewards we flushed the 
TAWNY-CROWWED HONEYEATER and as we approached 
camp, saw the BROWN THORNBILL in the branches of 
felled gums. We rested after lunch and set out 
