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[February 4 th ] the EASTERN SPINEBILL as well as the White-naped, 
and the SINGING and the WH I TE EARE which we had 
already seen. STRIATED THORNBILLS were also 
seen. We followed the road round to the 
Lake on which were four BLACK DUCK 
and on the flats around it were BLACK- 
BACKED MAGPIES. 
On the further side of the lake, 
an AUSTRALIAN GOSHAWK flew from perch 
to perch along the road in front of us for 
about half a mile. It was evidently 
a young bird with white on the 
shoulders and on the head. We struck 
off the road to our right and climbed 
the Monolith, a tall precariously balanced 
rock up which led steps. But it 
was misty and we saw nothing. We 
came down and within about half-a 
mile were back at the chalet. 
We rested early in the afternoon 
and after tea went to the various look-outs 
around the gorge. The cloud was being 
blown away and the valley floor 
