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[2/2/50] road which took us to Tatura and so 
to Shepparton through miles of orchards 
and irrigation canals. KESTRELS and 
STRAW-NECKED IBIS joined my list. 
From there the remainder of 
the day's run was on really beautiful 
roads lined by gums, to Benalla and 
up to Wangaratta. There we stayed at 
the Albion Hotel - which was spotlessly 
clean. 
3-1-50. We set off from Wangaratta about 
10.0 am, through Tarrawingee, Everton to 
Myrtleford. The Oven's Valley is a 
beautiful river flat, the course of the 
river marked by trees and the long 
straight road (very straight fef for a river 
valley) lined by bluish gums and 
another whose upper limbs were a 
clean, white network. GREY-CROWNED 
BABBLERS, HORSEFIELD BUSHLARKS, RAINBOW BIRDS 
WHITE-PLUMED HONEYEATERS, a RESTLESS FLYCATCHER 
and BLUE WRENS were abundant. 
From Porepunkah we turned south 
