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55.
ARTAMUS LEUCORHYNCHUS MELALEUCUS : (WAGLER)
A.M.N.H. has. NINE (9) Wants. FOUR (4).
Exchange value FAIR Total Permit No. 8 No. forbournea 2.
Remarks:
6/3/39. common in open country, rare in forest, only seen on margins
14/3/39. Fairly numerous in true forests especially about clearings + where dead trees are present offering good perching sites
15/3/39. a few seen about forest clearing near timber getters camp.
16/3/39. 1 seen hawking high in forest.
17/3/39. Number seen feeding even in heavy rain.
20/3/39. Several seen feeding in clearings. Drushot, overall very bad.
24/3/39. Does inhabit absolute forest but prefers the clearings + more open places there in or were trees are lower.
27/3/39. None seen strangely.
28/3/39. Numbers seen feeding in forest + clearing, high up.
30/3/39. A few seen in clearings.
WAICU 3/5/39. very abundant + usual.
up to 30/5/39. Common + always about in numbers.
17/6/39. Smallered behaviours numbers though inclined to be widespread.
19/6/39. Normal + common.