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[20^^ October 1955] it once before and it had been some 
25 years since its nest had been 
found. I had a very good 
view of the little greenish bird. 
In the evening we had a social 
evening at which Joan distinguished 
herself by answering more questions 
in the quiz than any of the 'so-called 
ornithologists! 
2r^ (Friday) Our last day in camp and a 
[October 1955] quiet one. In the morning we went 
round the beach to Stewart's Bay. We 
found a snake trying to eat a 
small possum. The head was 
covered with saliva but had been 
ejected when it stuck at the 
shoulders. The snake was trying 
to get one of the hind legs down 
when we found it. Even touching 
its tail did no more than make 
it twitch. However it died rapidly 
when I whanged it! At the 
Bay I saw a family of STRONG-[BILLED HONEYEATERS] 
