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[November 10 th 1949] yet hope to see) I have seen the twelve 
of the fourteen exclusively Tasmanian birds 
that one would expect. The TASMANIAN 
THORNBILL, if it exists, we have seen about 
us with the BROWN THORNBILL On the 
other hand the animals have been 
good. An Echidna seen twice and 
Bennets' Wallaby, the Scrub Wallaby and 
the Rat Kangaroo all of which are tame 
and plentiful round the camp. The 
marks, droppings and burrows of 
the Wombat are very common in 
the bush. No sign of either Wild Cat 
has been seen but the droppings 
containing fur and crushed bone of 
the Tasmanian Devil are not uncommon 
on the tracks. 
November 11 th 1949. A large party were off early 
to Queenstown and the remainder were 
left to strike camp. Hearing that the 
Dusky Robin had been seen feeding young 
down by the power house, I set off in 
the morning along the path by the shore. 
