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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chris D" data-source="post: 1796679" data-attributes="member: 2263">Sorry for the delay.  Here's a photo of (part) of the page in my (old) Pizzey book.  Still....... the finest bird book I've ever used.  Especially since I went to Australia not knowing shit.  I get to go back this summer ---- be it only for a week.  At least it's a place I've never been to - Darwin.  Friends are picking us up and taking us to Litchfield Park and Katherine Gorge.  A side trip from another few months in Indonesia.  Anyway, even the Australian ants are amazing.  Everything.  And the smells!  Speaking of, Aussies are just the best.  Always treat my wife and I well.  Actually, the smellys were a group from a country (which shall remain nameless) that we flew out to some Great Barrier Reef island with.  Damn!  Stink-o-rama........I did see a cassowary once (alive).  Ate some in Papua.  A buddy and I saw one up in Iron Range National Park..  We looked at each other and said, "Bigfoot" at the same time.  Indeed - I'm sure our friends will have their funky Auzzie BBQ and 34 cases, boxes, crates, cartons (or whatever they call it) of VB or XXXX ------- though - the 'Top End' might have some other regional tinny thingy.  May God and the Queen bless Australia.  I'm sure some will be riled up by that ---- but I don't care.  It's just plum great.</blockquote>