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tion from shrubs and hedges. Such a colony included Jacky

Winter, Blue Wren, Yellow Robin, Fly-catcher, Honey-eater and many others. On the Chatswood property there are no small birds whatever, although the loca- tion is not more than ten miles from the earlier one. On the other hand, large birds abound, including Kookaburra, Dove, Gill Bird, Parrot, Pee-wee, Soldier Bird, Magpie, Currawong and others of the same category. All of them seem to like a bath, particularly the Pee-wee."