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man coming a ‘chursaay_ or eiday who should . be able to tell me 
all about the track,as he was packing | Sandalwood fron ‘there a 
few years aGO« if I ean get through that way it wild save me a 
journey of nearly Fass miles, 
| Weanesaay-11/10/22 - furn out at dawn to bit ay eet a ‘jenis 
of Mountain Ungpies, (S.graculina ) to forward this. mail, Work: 
down and up the viver,from the Post-office to. ‘Oscar ereck road, 
a distance of about a mile. The birds were very wary and would 
fly off as soon as they caught sight of me. I only got one long 
range shot, the bird fell a vit recovered, flew off and fellisome 
“distence away in the thick timber and brush in the bed of the 
river ;search for some time but could not ‘tind it. Veit in Ko Be 
| places where the birds have started to build,but they would not =e 
come near either nest, Return for breakfast. : See Dick Linklater | 
who intended going on to Merluna station, to ‘Bee ‘At ne could L get 2 
es the oun te have a ry for some 2 Mountain aeptesjas I vented ag 
to make a ‘pox: +0 pack the few specimens that * brought in 
- -Rooky. “After breakfast 4 get & couple of light ‘boxes from the 
| Hotel mock then to picoes and make a vox ial the specimens. — a i 
bre: that 3 iinklater hha! gone out with the nor them pd er. 
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