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| saturaey=16/9/22 a During ‘the morning: I go shindsigh the horse 
gear with +H, Thompson. ° Saddles and bridles: 4 ‘Paok-saddles — 
with girths: and surcingles. 2 2 sets of sling-straps. 4 sets of 
top-straps. 1 set of side-straps. ° centre-straps. > halters, 
5 bells and straps. 6 5 6 séts of, nobbles. I want another set of 
‘sling-straps to comple te the outfit ; Thompson says he will let 
Sanh have them on my return from the first trip to Rocky Berud. 
After lunch I get several more boxes from the Hotel end mock = 
toem to pieces for Sut ieee boards for ano ther sot of boxes. 
SonaRye toy ab - after breakfast I set out <a have a ook at 
- gOme- nesting places of the Mountain magpies,(S.eraculina). 
Look at six along the Coen river, from the Post-office down 6 See 
aes Oscar creck avosping;only one pair of birds were seen pbs ices 
ane “ Severel nesting places of the Buicher-bird, (G.montalis ) 8.180 — 
 Atter lunch I 6° out ‘through ‘the forest country 
ae ort the range” to Sods 
\ visited, the birds 5 were seen near each. place, but none of them 
x to have” started to build yet. eave the river and work | 
put 4 ‘thipowen the forest country to. the south-west of the tom. 
‘ering; bard ise i very soarce, It Looks ‘as ag ed 
te be. a very poor season this: year, Get back at 
i otward or ‘the tom, back do 
