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[14 th August 1949] into the scrub at the slightest warning. We 
then went down the C. [Cape] Otway Rd to the 
Blanket Bay turn off and followed it to 
the Parker R. I meant to show Bruce 
Beautiful Firetails where I had seen 
them with Mrs Denny earlier in the 
year. None were about - in fact it 
was particularly birdless; all that was 
seen here were KOOKABURRAS, WHITE-THROATED 
TREE-CREEPERS, TREE MARTINS, WHITE-THROATED SCRUB- 
WRENS, a RED WATTLE-BIRD and a GREY CURRAWONG. 
We went on along the Blanket Bay 
road which passed through heath land but 
it soon got too much for the car and 
we turned back. 
Descending the gully again we 
saw one female bower-bird. We talked 
of walking on down but I plumped 
for slowly going in the car. Round 
the next bend the whole flock were 
up like a shot and I could have 
kicked myself! Then on through 
the Aire R. flats where there were 
