at 2th. W e walking from this area to No 1, a female 
a Saat eee ntonont pues pocket)right alongsidé my foot, 
andilanded again about 50 yds away. Looking down saw nest 
containing four eggs, Lay down in grass a few feet away , 
some time later I htought I heard her utter a short call 
50 yds from where ghe landed and the same distance from 
the nest, Later on I had a look at the nest, female ran out 
a few inches then flushed and landed in same place as before, 
Wait till dark but she did not return 
Next morning I went over to the nest, bird calls once from 
Close by but I could not flush her, . 
Nest placed in shallow depression in ground amongst short 
fine grass, not interwoven with tt, shape ovoid, entrance & 
in large end; composed of fine wiry dry grass stalks a few 
straggling ends of which stick out over the entrance for & 
Jin. lined with axfew short bits of fine grass and a couple 
of Eucalyptus leaves; dimensions outwardly, from entrance 
to rear 6% in., depth 54 in., width 5 in.; inside from en- 
trance to rear 55 in., depth 44 in., width 4 in. 
1- Mar 12th, Hear a female calling 
flushed the 
6- Mar 12th. Go along to where I had frequently eaxitxeamictiok 
birds and search the area, flush a female from near the Pi § 
usual spot, imitate the call for some time bat the bird 
would not reply; once I heard the gugging call of the male 
from near where the female landed, flush the female again, 
She landed 70yds away, imitating the Call, the male replys 
with a call not heard before: a deep-toned whistling Chu- 
chu-chu-chu-chu-chu, rapidly uttered, every time I imitated 
call of the female, he replied with this call, try to flush 
him but fail. A few yds from where the female danded the 
Second time I flush two females, one landed in the old spot 
the other 50 yds awey. 
S- Mar 14th. Passing through this area I imitate the call, a 
female replys from near the marked tree, 
5- ay 14th. Search this area thoroughty, no birds seen or 
eard, 
6- Mar 14th. Go along to where I flushed a female, afternoon 
Mar 11th. flush female again 100 yds from the tree, 
par 15th. Flush a pair of birds 200 yds from nearest mark 
ree, 
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Mar 16th Flush a female 150 yds from spot where flushed 
Mar 12th. this bird called a couple of times after she 
landed. 
1% miles 10- Mar 17th. Female heard Calling. Search the area, found 
SE from & nest that had been raided by Goannas. Nest in short 
camp grass pocket, placed at base of stool of long grass, 
Shape spherécal, composed of blades and fine wiry stalks 
of dry grass. Egg shells Plainly showed the teeth marks 
of the above reptiles, 
]- Mar 18th, Flush female from long grass on outskirts of 
this area 
4s Mar 18th Search area, no birds seen or heard, 
9- Mar 18th Search arca, no birds seen or heard, found a 
nest from which the young had recently hatched. Nest at 
base of stool of long grass(in short &rass pocket) well 
hidden in the short grass and vines; similar to one found 
yesterday. ; 
@- Mar 18th Search area, no birds seen or heard 
