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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.