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3.6.48 This morning was a very heavy frost and the 
(11) day began with bright cold sunshine. I went 
past the lake-bank in the morning which was 
beautiful - the mist blocking the further shore 
and the lake a pure calm silver broken only 
where scattered flocks of GULLS, BLACK DUCK and 
MUSK DUCK ruffled the surface. Near inshore [guess] 
a loose flock of HOARY-HEADED GREBES kept 
bobbing up, the numbers always changing. By 
the reeds SWANS were feeding while further off 
towards the Point a single PELICAN and tffflri WHITE 
EGRET were inspecting the water, each in its 
peculiar way. In the reeds HERONS and 
SPUR-WINGED PLOVERS tilled at the wet ground. 
Up on the bank a solitary SWALLOW and 
KOOKABURRA flew about their business. 
8.6.48 Brisbane + Rockhampton. I was at lunch on the 
(5) lookout for birds during the 24 hours in Brisbane. I 
T.5 had a very nice chat with Barker, Queensland sec. 
of the RAOU who advised us to go down to 
Sandgate to see the Lotus-Bird but we didn't 
have the opportunity. MAGPIE-LARKS and the JAVA 
DOVE were very common about the city - the 
former I have found to be very much more 
common throughout the state than it is in Victoria. 
