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[11.3.48] the trees. There I was surprised to see a 
KOOKABURRA glide down from a tree and dive with 
semi-closed wings to submerge itself. It flew back 
to its perch with a fish in its bill. There also was a 
sa€f64 SACRED KINGFISHER bobbing up and down over 
the river, and a WHITE GOSHAWK in a tree above 
us heavily mobbed by smaller birds. 
The lower ground f?} in the Gellibrand 
Valley is heath-land of grass-trees, dry shrubs 
and gums, frequently much burnt out. It is 
very typical country and just before we got to 
Carlisle I walked through it for half-an-hour 
and saw - BLUE WRENS, WHITE-EARED HONEYEATER 
YELLOW-WINGED HONEY EATER,SWALLOW, FAIRY MARTIN, 
STRIATED FIELD-WREN, SCARLET ROBIN, STRIATED THORNBILL 
SILVEREYE, CRESCENT HONEYEATER, YELLOW ROBIN. 
Other birds seen during the day - 
EASTERN ROSELLA YELLOW-FACED HONEYEATER ROSE ROBIN 
CRIMSON ROSELLA RED WATTLE-BIRD EASTERN SPINEBILL. 
MAGPIE NOISY MINER WHITE-NAPED HONEY-EATER 
MAGPIE-LARK BLACKBIRD STARLING 
NATIVE-THRUSH BRONZEWING WEDGE-TAILED EAGLE 
GREYFANTAIL PAINTED QUAIL PIED CURRAWONG 
KOOKABURRA GOLDFINCH CHESTNUT-TAILED WARGROUND-WREN GANG-GANG 
RAVEN SPARROW EASTERN SHRIKE-TIT 
DUSKY WOOD-SWALLOW RED-BROWED FIRETAIL SPINE-TAILED SWIFT 
