. A record of the expedition to Eyre's Peninsula, October, 1909, with notes on ornithology, botany and entomology . the greybreasted robin,rufus-vented shrike thrush, the scrub wrens, black magpies, andmany others, all of which Ave had found on the plains. Havingpersuaded the old horse to drag the dray so far along a wild andrugged mountain ti-ack Ave called a halt in a wooded valley, andliberated him from his harness for a Avhile. Cameras, satchels,and other Impedimenta were soon hauled out of the dray, and theparty Avas SAvalloAved up by the bush, all in search of objects in hisor her
. A record of the expedition to Eyre's Peninsula, October, 1909, with notes on ornithology, botany and entomology . the greybreasted robin,rufus-vented shrike thrush, the scrub wrens, black magpies, andmany others, all of which Ave had found on the plains. Havingpersuaded the old horse to drag the dray so far along a wild andrugged mountain ti-ack Ave called a halt in a wooded valley, andliberated him from his harness for a Avhile. Cameras, satchels,and other Impedimenta were soon hauled out of the dray, and theparty Avas SAvalloAved up by the bush, all in search of objects in hisor her special line of study. All assembled at the appointed hour,full of Avhat they had or had not seen. The billycan (the in-dispensable of bush fife) Avas boiling. Tea made and a ration issuedall seemed anxious to take the edge off those appetites so wellsharpened by the healthful atmosphere of the Australian bush anda good long tramp. After a brief rest Ave again rambled off fora little AAhile. Soon the return journey had to be made, the trackin the ranges being a nasty one. and almost impossible to followin the 5^
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