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MacGILUVRAY, S.ir. Queensland. [utj 5 ,Ty U 
(Pachycephala rufiventris) . The Brown Honeyeater ( Stigma- 
tops indistinct a) was again seen, and its song admired, many 
notes reminding one of those of the Reed-Warbler. Red-capped 
Robins, Friar-birds, Spiny-cheeked Honeyeaters, and the Crested 
Bell-bird ( Orcoica ) were found in more open scrub. We decided 
to go on, ran up to the station, and then picked up the Adavale 
road which ran through thick Gidgee and Mulga scrubs. We 
saw very little bird life, as this stretch was very dry. 
When we began to climb up the ironstone-gravel country of the 
range dividing the Paroo from the Bullo River, the vegetation 
began to improve. We pulled up at a gully leading into the 
scrub. This was at first moist, with many flowering plants and 
a fern growing in it. The scrub was very thick, Mulga and Gidgee, 
with an under-scrub of Eremophila Latrobei. The ground was 
clothed in the moister places with lavender daisies and a large 
yellow everlasting. A Tecotna was growing strongly over the 
trees and flowering freely, with large cream-coloured flowers. 
On reaching the top of the divide we found the scrub looking 
well, and more varied. A climb down some steep cliffs on the 
north side of the road took us into thick scrub, which seemed 
to support very little bird life. Wallabies were plentiful, and 
we found their shelters in small caves in the sides of the cliffs. 
The trees here are Eucalyptus Thozetiana, E. Morrisi, E. ochro- 
phloia, Wilga, Mulga, Gidgee, Eremophila MitcheUi, E. oppositi- 
folia, E. altcrnifolia, Cassia Eremophila, and C. artemisioides, 
and many smaller shrubs. Of birds we saw Chestnut-tailed and 
Tittle Thornhills, Harmonious Thrushes, Spiny-cheeked Honey- 
eaters, Red-capped Robins, Grey Fantails, and Grey-crowned 
Babblers ( Pomatostomus temporalis). On this range a different 
species of Dodonoea (D. petiolaris ) was growing, with large 
bladder-like seed-vessels showing the same range of colours as 
other members of the genus. As there was no water on the 
range we went on to find a camp on the nearest creek, following 
it up and down from where the road crossed it till we found a 
sufficient waterhole. 
Early on the following morning we went back on to the range 
as I thought it a Hkely spot to find the Chestnut-breasted Ground- 
bird ( Cinclosoma castaneothorax) . After a prolonged and fruit¬ 
less search we had determined to go on when our driver drew 
Dr. Chenery’s attention to a bird which was walking leisurely 
across the road. He lost no time in bagging the specimen, which 
proved to be an adult female of this species. Looking south 
from the road an extended view was obtained over a sea of 
scrub down the length of the range dividing the two rivers. In 
this the birds will have a safe harbour for many years to come. 
(To be continued October, 192 4) 
