we 5 Gem 
the way back to camp; strike a lot of poor Ti-~tree flate and 
,Crab-nole Sones rotten stuff. to ride through. Axtay from tae 
 viver there is absolutely no sign of any bird iife at all, et 
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pack +0 camp about apm, 
. Saturday=4/11/22 ~ Saddle up , and set off out to have a look at 
ene last: big creck we erossed on Thursday , befongiwe came to the 
main branch of the Massey. On the way I have @ look round where 
ee found. the Eelectus nest with two small young; another fonale 
‘flushed from a hollow, seventy feet frou the ground, in a big 
_-Beperbark at. the edge of the serub; get the ladder in position 
and. &0 Up, wok dead out again, a young female about half flea 
(Be. Go on to the creek and work through the serub along Lt, 
| Soon after entering the sexub I found a nest of the Black Bute- 
her para, (C.qvoys) just about neady for egss. ‘there was | a Yan 
“uoode close bys put ti could not find its nest. Further on AR ; 
sew a Cat bird, (Ae naculosus ) the first i have noted here. Rass ae 
the: ereck right up to where Lt comers out of the range. ga: 
Br, ee Lyeatohers, (elorea2is) and a party mn AS 
wee. th ony new species ‘noted. Leaye ‘th nd try 
is 5 » low foothills right over to ‘the lassey mad bok) 
ee an way rod well watered, but 10° sign of the yt 
Ns that 1 want in it. Its absolutely rotten luck, ‘tor this 
country to work, es only the viras were. in 
he great ‘gorub 
ee sity te best thet: 7 han geen uphere, and there 
oe co enn: -yeach there | pie Mere is noting 
