. The Australian Museum magazine. Natural history. 226 THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM Nest of the Wedge-tailed EaSle. [Photo— We should save our eagles and other birds of piey from the fate that is over- taking their " cousins " in the British Isles. Happily, in Australia, we do not pamper partridge and pheasant against the " Opening ; Game- keepers as a class, I believe, are largely responsible for the decrease of hawks and owls in England. In the army I met one of these game preservers, a })ulky sergeant-major. I argued with him in vain. '" They re v
. The Australian Museum magazine. Natural history. 226 THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM Nest of the Wedge-tailed EaSle. [Photo— We should save our eagles and other birds of piey from the fate that is over- taking their " cousins " in the British Isles. Happily, in Australia, we do not pamper partridge and pheasant against the " Opening ; Game- keepers as a class, I believe, are largely responsible for the decrease of hawks and owls in England. In the army I met one of these game preservers, a })ulky sergeant-major. I argued with him in vain. '" They re vermin, are "awks and owls,"" he declared. On the train trip across Australia I saw scores of huge Eagle-hawks, flying low, soaring, or perched on stunted bushes. The Nullarbor Plain, where dingoes roam and rabbits are not unknown, had some of the hunting birds to show to weary travellers. Observing wild life from a carriage window is one way of increasing the interest of the trans-x\.ustralian Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Australian Museum; Australian Museum. Sydney, Australian Museum
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