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[14-9-47] wonder if they may not be Clinking Currawongs) and 
a curious harsh high note which at first puzzled 
us. 
Then into the bush proper on the Phantom Falls 
track - the smell of the bush strong and fresh - 
where the Native Thrushes were singing in all 
directions, Striated Thornbills flitted across the path 
though not in such large numbers as the Yellow- 
tailed Thornbills and YELLOW-FACED HONEYEATED *[HONEYEATER] 
chipped away in the wattle. A WHITE-CHEEKED 
HONEYEATER climbed up a tree very much as a 
tree-creeper feeding on insects in the bark. FLAME 
ROBINS were met with singly in the bush, the 
hen being very different to the hen Scarlet Robin, 
with no red on the breast and pinkish wing-bars. 
Back at Allenvale for lunch and a very 
quiet stroll after lunch by the George, we 
saw a large flock of SILVEREYES. So used 
am I to them in gardens and parks, they 
looked very much as if they had "gone bush". 
A Fantail and Cuckoo was heard trilling by Allenvale 
and a ^ JACKY WINTER sat on a fence-post by 
an open paddock. RUFOUS BRISTLE-BIRDS were heard 
We left Allenvale in early afternoon 
and got onto the Ocean Road. SILVER GULLS 
