August, 1934. 
The Queensland Naturalist. 
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collection of noisy miners were also early risers, and a 
company of these birds would cross the camp site early 
each morning from the timber to the creek, playing chas- 
ings from tree to tree. By this time the rich liute-like 
notes of the Magpies and the black and white Butcher 
Birds, perched on the tall, dead trees in the clearing 
would be heard from all sides of the camp. As the sun 
rose all and sundry felt the urge to join in a sort of ‘‘jolly 
good fellow 7 5 to the great yellow God and Honeyeaters, 
Parrots, Whistlers, Pinches, Wrens and other birds too 
numerous to mention could be heard in solo parts in this 
early morning hymn of praise. 
As the day advanced and the day’s foraging started, 
the choir practice became less obvious, especially as this 
is the autumn season and the joyousness of spring was not 
there to urge the maintenance of song that is usual at that 
time. All the same there was hardly a minute during the 
day that some bird or other did not announce its presence 
with a distinctive note that would catalogue it at once. In 
a cornfield in the next paddock could be found at any time 
wrens, finches, rosellas, noisy miners, magpies and 
butcher birds, whilst over it skimmed welcome swallows 
and fairy martins. In the trees along the creek birds of 
all kinds could be found all through the day. Honey- 
eaters were especially in evidence, Lewins, yellow-cheeked, 
blue-faced, white-naped, little brown, both friar birds and 
the spinebill. Others there were both whistlers and the 
shrikethrush. flycatchers, honey parrots, kingfishers, 
warblers, tits, dabblers, and others. In the creek itself we 
found cormorants, ducks, grebes, coots, herons and plovers. 
Excepting for the presence of ducks and grebes in 
the creek there was nothing unexpected in the list of 65 
listed during the outing, the principal features being the 
numbers to be seen or heard during our stay. 
QUEENSLAND NATURALISTS 9 CLUB: EASTER 
CAMP-OUT AT MT. EDWARDS, 1934. 
LIST. 
10. Coturnix pectoralis: Stubble Quail. 
30. Geopelia placida : Peaceful Dove. 
32. Geopelia humeralis : Bar-shouklered Dove. 
59. Fulica atra : Coot. 
60(?) Podiceps (sp.f) z Grebe (a bird in immature 
plumage) . 
100. Microcarbo melanoleucus : Little Pied Cormorant. 
133. Lobibyx novae-lwlla/rhdiae: Austn. spur-winged 
Plover. 
