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27.11.51 Tuesday We set off from the Bellfield 
(60) Gr. at 9.30, collected our lunch and went up 
(530) D. the Mt Victory Rd as far as a turn off 
(84) T to the left with the sign post "Moora 
Moora Reservoir." We took this which 
turned out to be a very steep and 
narrow road leading down below Mt 
Victory into the Victorian Valley. On the 
way down we saw a SPOTTED PARDALOTE 
and PIED CURRAWONG. We crossed a 
ford over a small creek and stopped 
for a look round, mainly at the plants 
but we saw a BLACK-FACED CUCKOO-SHRIKE, 
After we had descended the road was 
flat in the valley for many whi l e miles 
and we cruised slowly along. We put 
up many COMMON BRONZEWINGS and to 
my utter surprise a PHEASANT crossed, 
the road. It was not the English 
pheasant but with upper parts black 
and white. We got only a brief 
glimpse of it. 
There were many red-gum 
