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The Queensland Naturalist. 
Nov.. 1928 
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BIRDS OF THE CAPE YORK REGION, NORTH 
QUEENSLAND. 
By H. G. Barnard. 
October being considered “bird month” in Queens- 
land, 1 was asked to give a short paper on bird matters 
before members of the Queensland Naturalists' Club, and 
have decided to talk on some of the birds of the Cape 
York district. As some of you are probably not familiar 
with that part of Queensland, 1 think a short description 
of the country and conditions there, would not be out of 
place. Cape York, the most northern part of Australia, is 
a barren, rocky point, and separated from the mainland 
by a narrow channel, is a rocky island, on which stands 
a light house. The light is a revolving one and auto- 
matic. No one lives there, and it is only visited now and 
again by the light ship to replenish the fuel and to see 
that everything is in working order. 
Ten miles down the west coast, is the Peak Point 
telegraph station, the most northern telegraph station 
in Australia. Ten miles east of Cape York and situated 
in Albany Pass, is “Somerset House.” Albany Pass is, I 
consider, one of the most beautiful, if not the most 
beautiful, pass in Australia. On a scrubby hill near 
