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[4.12.48] careful scrutiny duck were seen which 
restricted themselves into five species -f?} 
BLACK DUCK, HARDHEAD, GR TEAL, MOUNTAIN DUCK 
and a pair of WOOD DUCK- not bad! 
It's odd how I am meeting with the 
latter with comparative frequency after 
my introduction at Langkoop. The same may 
be said for the Teal but that is simply 
because I am now recognising it. 
There flew up from the road 
by a plantation a pair of small 
bright yellow green parrots. They were 
like an adu l t male Red-backed Parrot 
without the red rump, they were too 
bright green for a Blue-winged Parrot 
and I thought too large for Budgerigah. 
I foolishly did not stop the car in time 
to see them so the identity which can't 
be proved remains amongst the above 
three species. 
5.12.48. Next morning I paid another 
visit to the Nangana swamp where I 
had been same 2 1 / 2 months ago - 25/9/48 
