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[Dec[ember] 4th. [1953]]
The day was hot and close with a north
westerly blowing hard. The country
was dry red, and steeply undulating.,
this stretch I saw WHITE-BROWED WOOD
SWALLOW and the RUFOUS SONG-LARK.
   We resumed the Hume Highway and
continued on it to Gundagai, on
which stretch we met the RAINBOW
BIRD. It was sweltering hot at
Gundagai, with dark clouds rolling up.
So we went to the river, got into our
bathers (when it teamed with rain) and
had the most refreshing swim. â”€ QUAIL!
   And so onto the Wagga road
where we stopped to eat some fruit â”€
our only desire for lunch. Just before
Wagga I stopped to have a look round
and saw our first [crossed out]Gala[/crossed out] GALAHS and
LITTLE LORIKEETS. There too were birds
which I am sure were ELEGANT PARROTS.
At Wagga we had another swim in
very nice pool â”€ opened only 6 days
previously. At half-past four we moved