is 
a was just about knocked up with thirst as I did not strike any 
water along the road. BALL had just got in with the pack team : 
oy few minutes ahead of me. Mauriee aia not get in with the wag- 
gon Maa about 6 pm. After dark a ‘eouple of owls, (1.o0cLlata, ) 
. , BBLLing in the trees near the Camp ;U\ tering a. single soft 3 
‘note at intervals, (prrrocok) like the purring mew of a domestic 
wee only, the 1 usual nove (prrv00-prrz000k) was uttered, 
sites “= Daylight , have & Search round Cen oe 
vas any likely looking nesting hollows for Owls put could not 
“find any. Start off from camp © am, A mile along the road a 
ie pair of Treecreepers, (Camelanonota,) were sean & we tenho’ ‘for 
_ ~some time sno result, Further on a flock of about 50 Pigeon : 
— (Gseripta, ) flushed from cloniside the track & flew up into ok 
the: trees;shortly atter their plaintive call, (koo~koo~ ~koo )eowld 
e wen the waaay & 
ier heard in all tireotions, At Mosquitoe creek a Party 0 of ode 
: Mrecereepers, wore watohed for some time ,no remult, "Nearing 
does: lagoons, fresa ma tracks were geen crossing the roa 
| over to. the Tngoena weton: lie about helt 9 milet 
Bay 
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