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[4.10.47] calling sweetly. A little way away were a pair of 
RESTLESS FLYCATCHERS, hovering in the manner so 
typical of them. A PIPIT sat on the side of the road looking up at 
us, and several sky SKYLARKS sang out of sight 
in the sky. MAGPIES, RAVENS, GOLDFINCHES were in 
the fields about us and on the edge of the bush to 
our left MAGPIE LARKS and NATIVE THRUSHES were 
heard. KOOKABURRAS laughed more consistently 
than I have heard since my return. An AUSTRALIAN 
GOSHAWK flew along the edge of the timber and 
I was out of the car to start looking for the 
birds! 
EASTERN ROSELLAS flew screaming between the 
trees and RED WATTLE-BIRDS made their extraordinary 
calls. A well-remembered bird of that part was 
the NEW-HOLLAND HONEYEATER which flew in flocks 
noisily chasing each other in the foliage. A flock 
of YELLOW-TAILED THORNBILLS flew by and as we 
entered the bush proper we saw a pair of 
immature CRIMSON ROSELLAS sitting side by side on 
a bough. 
Crossing a stream we came up onto a small 
level area in which grew a few young saplings 
and round about was thicker bush. I've just 
stood and watched as the birds came to us. 
