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The Queensland Naturalist 
August, 1941 
Beyond the identification of species there was very 
little opportunity to make any further observations; but 
the date of arrival of the springtime migrants were noted, 
and only served to substantiate what is already known 
from observations in the Brisbane area. Briefly, the 
migrants from the North arrive a week or so earlier than 
is the case of the Brisbane area. The Rose Robin and 
Spinebill were just about to leave w T hen I arrived in 
August. The Yellow-faced Honey eater and Grey Fantail, 
winter migrants in Brisbane, appear to be permanent 
residents. The Forest Kingfisher was already there when 
I arrived, but the Sacred Kingfisher arrived with the other 
springtime migrants, which included the migratory Fly- 
catchers, the Dollar Bird, Fairy Martin, Wood Swallows, 
Cicada Bird, Drongo, Swift, Rufous Whistler, the various 
species of Cuckoo, Snipe, Stubble Quail and the Lorikeets, 
Honeyeaters and swamp-loving birds (Ibis, Herons, etc.), 
which appear to be nomadic in habit. 
Such secretive birds as the Banded Landrail, Austral- 
ian Snipe, Owlet Nightjar (Nesting), white-throated 
Nightjar, and Spotted Quail-Thrush were all good finds. 
The appearance of a solitary Jacana in a small stream run- 
ning through a clearing between heavily timbered country, 
seems to suggest that that species is nomadic in habit, and 
also serves as a gentle reminder never to dogmatise on 
habitat. 
The raucous cry of a Channel-bill Cuckoo passing 
over early one morning; the appearance of a flock of 
Spine-tailed Swifts ; a Noisy Pitta calling at night ; the 
early morning chorus which, contrary to general belief, 
was always started by Jacky Winter, closely followed by 
the Yellow Robin, Kookaburra, Pied Butcher Bird, Grey 
Thrush, Whip Bird, and Golden Whistler, to mention just 
a few; the frequent occurrence of the Spectacled Fly- 
catcher; the paucity of Silvereyes, such a common bird in 
the Brisbane area ; the finding of a dozen species of Honey- 
eater, including the unusual yellow-tufted and the vivac- 
ious white-cheeked, with our common white-naped being 
very hard to find, are only a few of the many incidents 
which contributed to a list of over a hundred species. 
The Mammals were a harder task, some remaining 
unidentified. The Koala was seen once and heard twice. 
One Kangaroo and four Wallabies were noted, Echidnas 
were seen on several occasions, and the Platypus is domi- 
ciled in the Stanley River. A small but interesting mar- 
