August, 1934. 
The Queensland Naturalist. 
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seemed to me somewhat remarkable. Leach mentions two 
birds somewhat answering to the description, though not 
for this part of Australia, nor is scrub mentioned as 
habitat in any case. 
The other instance was that of a pair of Scrub Wrens, 
similar to the white-browed one, except that they both had 
lemon yellow throats and brows, in place of white, the 
latter variety being also common in the locality. 
One bird I was surprised at not finding any trace of 
on the mountain was the Pitta, none being seen nor any 
trace of their presence in the shape of broken shells, as is 
the case in so many scrubs, though the shell Pedinogyra 
was frequently seen, and a live specimen was taken. 
The matter of locality in regard to the various birds 
noticed is somewhat interesting, and I imagine that altitude 
has either a direct or indirect bearing on the subject. 
Altitude being equivalent to climate will have an in- 
fluence on the flowering times of different kinds of plants, 
which will, of course, affect the supply of insect life on the 
blossom and also of the fruit, both of which form the 
natural food supply of many, or perhaps I should say, all 
of these birds. 
Amongst other considerations, possibly some of those 
birds seen below the range may be restricted owing to 
elevation itself, or by reason of ite being mostly scrub or 
rain forest on the mountain, and not favoured by many 
for that reason, such, for instance, being : The Bar- 
shouldered and Peaceful Doves , Crested and Bronzewing 
Pigeons , Quarrion , Sacred Kingfisher , Wagtail , Restless 
Flycatcher , Butcher Birds , Noisy Miner , Apostle Bird., 
Chough , etc. 
One very regrettable circumstance connected with 
this area of country is the fact that certain portions of 
land have been alienated, there being already several 
houses on the top, with their clearings, and in addition 
there are certain selections on the eastern slopes, from 
which the pine has already been partly removed, and it is 
expected that when it is all gone the land will be cleared 
for farms, thus largely restricting the areas available for 
sanctuary, as well as increasing the danger of destruction 
of wild life by the larger number of permanent settlers, 
who will be then living right alongside the Park portion, 
such persons being very prone to take the week-end off in 
the scrub with a gun. both for pleasure and as a means of 
adding to the larder supplies. 
My lists, which would probably be increased by longer 
and more careful search, especially at other times, I append 
herewith. 
