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Orange-fronted P. -- Ptilotis frenata, Ramsay. It is a birdof magnificent plumage, with crimson feathers on the body,and blue wings, both of gorgeous hue, and no other colour excepta little black. 26: The miners all rolled up to see the fun.

and yarn about Ballarat and Bendigo--of the days when we spokeof being `on' a place oftener than `at' it: on Ballarat,on Gulgong, on Lambing Flat, on Creswick. assimilis, Gould. Thespelling with `ch' is a curious after-thought, suggestive ofalcohol. Westgarth, `Australia Felix,' p.