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The Queensland Naturalist September, 1939 
Connor’s Range and its spurs. The ranges and spurs are 
situated chiefly in the western part of the coastal portion. 
The vegetation of the ranges, spurs, and foothills is very 
varied, but it can be classified into two groups, namely 
Eucalyptus forest and rain forest. These two kinds of 
forest occur in alternating patches of very varying sizes. 
Sometimes only small patches of rain forest are seen, and 
these are often confined to the range valleys. At other 
times almost the whole mountain side is covered with 
rain forest. It ivas noticed that there was very little, if 
any, rain forest in the ranges westward from West Hill. 
In this particular place the ranges seem to be low. The 
vegetation of the coastal portion in the vicinity of West 
Hill is of an open character, with very little undergrowth, 
and is suggestive of a partial gap in the ranges to the 
west. 
On the foothills the Eucalyptus forest and rain forest 
alternate with one another. The watercourses and gullies 
are naturally favoured by rain forest. 
The Eucalyptus forest of the foothills consists largely 
of Bloodwood,’ Swamp Mahogany (Tristania suaveolens ), 
Poplar Gum {Eucalyptus alba), Cabbage Gum (E. pap- 
ua/na ), Tronbark (E. drepanopJiylla) and Swizzle (Timon- 
ius Bumphii). The Eucalyptus forest of the ranges and 
spurs consists largely of Bloodwood (E. eorymbosa) . Tron- 
bark (E. drepanopJiylla) , and in the highly siliceous parts 
the following species are frequent: Grass Tree (Xan- 
thorrJioea media ) . “Zamia” (Cyras media), Scrub Box 
(Tristania conferta) , Stringybark (Eucalyptus acmen- 
i aides ) . 
The most extensive development of rain forest in the 
whole area is found on the ranges and foothills. As a 
matter of fact the rain forest is confined to these parts 
with the following exceptions: the streamside vegetation 
and a few scattered patches of rain forest between the 
ridges. The area embraced by the enumerated exceptions 
is very small in comparison with the total area of rain 
forest of the ranges, spurs and foothills. A very large 
proportion of the rain forest of the ranges and spurs is 
situated upon very steep mountain sides. 
The rain forest of the ranges, spurs, and foothills is 
not of the very heavy, luxuriant tvpe, which grows on 
some of the mountain ranges o^ Southern Queensland, 
and on the Eungella Range, which is about 50 miles 
North-West from Sarina. Evidently there is a limiting fac- 
tor in its development, probably concerned with rain- 
