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[14.9.47] YELLOW-TAILED THORNBILLS, MAGPIE-LARKS, YELLOW RED WATTLE- 
BIRDS, SPARROWS, SKYLARK, KESTREL. A little further 
on we stopped to watch a BROWN HAWK being 
mobbed by a pair of BANOiO SPUR-WINGED PLOVER, and a 
few HERONS scattered on the low lands around 
Dean's March. SWALLOWS were abundant here too. 
Then we were up into the bush where 
we immediately were greeted with the call of 
the NATIVE THRUSH and BLUE WREN, and the sight 
of STRIATED THORNBILLS, YELLOW ROBINS and 
SCARLET ROBINS. We drove over to Allenvale (to 
the car's surprise) and parked it by the George R. 
With the two latter species, the GREY-FANTAILS made 
a trio which were all about us. The Scarlet 
Robin was the only one not singing and was 
found in the more open parts and on the fringe 
of the bush. Sparrows, I fear, were loitering 
round the farm-house. Friendly as they are in 
cities their place is not Allenvale. GOLDFINCHES, 
Magpies and Swallows were in the more open 
paddocks cut in the bush while on the 
fringes and in the bracken were Blue Wrens 
and RED-BROWED FINCHES. Up on the hill-sides 
were seen and heard the GREY CURRAWONGS, 
calling "currawong", "clink-clink"(which makes me 
