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MacGIOUVRAY, S.ir. Queensland. [ Tst' liHy' 
and the country became more thickly timbered. Ringbarking 
and burning off seemed strange to us from the borderland of the 
desert. Eighty miles of this road brought us to Eulo. The sandy 
country on the way supported a scrub of Gidgee (Acacia Cam- 
bagei), Ironvvood (Acacia excelsa), Mulga (Acacia aneura ), 
with Bloodwood, Beefwood, and Eremophila Stur/i, which is how¬ 
ever,‘gradually giving place to E. Mxtchclli. On the flooded 
ground Eucalyptus ochrophloia is dowering freely; Eucalyptus 
bicolor is still common, with Eremophila bignoniaeflora and E. 
polyclada. Late rains had fallen in places, and as a consequence 
the country was covered with flowering herbage for miles. 
Further on was a tract of dry country, where there was little 
more than the timber and bigger shrubs. Yellow-throated Miners, 
Little Friar-birds, and White-plumed Honcyeaters were feeding 
on the blossoming Yapunyahs and Bloodwoods. Harmonious 
Thrushes, Brown Flycatchers, Brown Tree-creepers, Grey- 
crowned Babblers (Pomatostomus temporalis ) , Red-capped 
Robins, Yellow-tailed, and Chestnut-tailed Thornhills were 
common, and also Blue-bonnets, Galahs, and Weejugglers or 
Pink Cockatoos ( Cacatua leadbeateri ) . Eulo is a small hamlet, 
consisting of a hotel and a few houses. 
Our road now turned east, leaving the Paroo and crossing the 
range that divides this river from the Warrego, another tributary 
of the Darling. After leaving Eulo we passed through thick 
Gidgee, Mulga and Beeiwood scrub for several miles, then the 
country opened out before we crossed a gravel ridge which 
marked the southern end of the Cunnamulla Range, separating 
the Paroo from the Warrego. Here we noted a very pretty 
Dodonoea, with pinnate leaves (D. boroniccfolia ), its seed vessels 
in all shades of colour from green and yellowish-green to richest 
dark crimson. Near Moonjarree Station the country was dry 
and only scantily covered with herbage. As we neared the 
Warrego some very symmetrical Murray Pines (Callitris 
robusta), with several fine Wilgas ( Geijera parvijlora) gave the 
country a park-like aspect. Our road wound through bordering 
box and gum trees before crossing the Warrego to enter Cunna¬ 
mulla. This is a considerable town of from 1,500 to 2,000 in¬ 
habitants, dependent upon the surrounding grazing areas for its 
livelihood. It is the terminus of the railway line that runs 
south from Charleville. A new shire hall is to be built and a 
new hospital and maternity wards are in course of erection. 
The water supply is from an artesian bore which has a daily 
flow of a million and a half gallons. The water is excellent 
for drinking and all domestic uses, and as it comes hot from 
the taps in the town we revelled in a hot shower-bath after our 
long and dusty trip. The streets are well kept, and we were 
interested in the curious bottle tree (Brachychiton rupesiris), with 
its bulging trunk and fine shady top, first obtained in this locality 
by Major Mitchell. Peaceful Doves were quite at home in the 
street trees. 
