(female ) Chasing the Butcher bird yesterday. After about — an 
hours search through the serub I found the nest; ten fect from 
the ground in the base of the leaves of a serub Pandanus; soldmb 
a nearby tre« and look into the nest,it conteined one egg, aid 
not take it. Get back to camp about 5pu. tired and disappointed 
with the days work, | 
 Sunday-6/10/22 - Put in the morning locating soyt Farrots,(G, 
personatus) that I have heard calling this last two mornings , Pele 
within a few hundred yards of the camp. Found two lots or the 
pirds,both in big Winghe trees, fecding on the flower buds. lio 
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suitable nesting trees seen, A tae luneh na take the ‘Camera and Ais 
go out to get the ‘Rifle birds nest, the bird sat on it till I 
got fairly close up;co.1d not get a anep of her, too many trees 
in the way. Clear a space and take a snap of the nest in situ, 
Then olimb upny luck is dead out" still one 6s: and it was 
Just ‘on the point of hatching. Return to camp and fix up a 
place to, stow my surplus stores and gear; then start to pack up 
for the trip into Coen to-morow, ‘Struck some more ‘eks to-day 
discovered two just before going to bed; set then out and bottle 
them, Caught four sual Beetles at the 1 light, the ‘first 7 have 
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secn here. 
" wonaay-9/1 0/22 - ee 
. waile Ned is away after the horses. He gots back with then at 
of the soruby After: we: eet out into ‘the forest: 
“Finish stowing my gear away and gat peckea Up 
Toad up and start off, 20 not have much trouble with ek 
