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Nov. 4 th 1949. Congress resumed at 10.0 am 
[?] general matters and took us to lunch. 
The afternoon was free and the main 
party walked through the [?] Gardens 
and I had my first glimpse of 
Tasmanian birds. SILVER GULLS and a 
few PACIFIC GULLS were on the harbour, while 
in the environs of Hobart were SPUR-WINGED 
PLOVERS - allegedly the most common bird 
in the country. Also seen were SWALLOWS, 
PALLID CUCKOOS, YELLOW-TAILED THORNBILLS, SCARLET 
ROBINS, PIPITS, STRIATED PARDALOTES, NOISY MINERS 
RAVENS and DUSKY WOOD-SWALLOWS. A nest of 
a BLACK-HEADED HONEYEATER was found in 
the fringe of a gum, with the bird sitting. 
Below the tree was found a dead 
YELLOW-THROATED HONEYEATER. In the 
flowering Blue Gums were several SWIFT 
PARROTS. Introduced birds seen were 
STARLINGS, SPARROWS, GOLDFINCHES and 
BLACKBIRDS. The evening I spent at the 
house of Len Wall whose mother is a 
cousin of Alec Denis. 
