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several fine se:ubs along here but we cannot find ary water in 
them; ‘cannot strike any springs in the forget country either, . 
From the orest ofa high ridge we gct a great view over miles 
of country to north and east; it appears 0 be one ercat mass 
of serub, starting from the foot of this ridge. Co dovm end 
inte it, ‘strike a small creck ond follow it down for a few 
“pendred | yards to where it joins a fairly big Greek; follow this 
one up for about half a mile, no sign of any water 80 return to 
where we left the horses, Ride along the edge of the sorub- to 
the westward, try dn a eouple more Places, no luck, i do not 
think there can be any permanent water in the country we have a 
been over to day, we have been k-eping a keen dookout for O14 
cattle pads, which invariably lead to a watering place, bit we a" 
have noi seen any. * Bird life, with the exoeption of a few Soar 
‘the Money-cating Speviens: was very scarce in both forest. and 
 gorub- country. Lorikests, (1. septentrionalis. anid Reversicolor), j 
- Reter, virds, (Be vuscroides, argenticeps, end sordidus), Honey 
eaters, (2. analoga, gracilis, and cockerelli. ‘E.filigera, and 
obscura); were feeding on the erent flowering’ bracts of the 
Usberella trees growing along ‘the edge of ‘the sorub, ‘Only one 
“Rifle vira was heard calling during the aay. Bolectus, Geozt- 
royus, vanueode and Cractious, were neither seen nor heard on 
— oes renge- “Head back to camp, Goortzoyus were heard in . 
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