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 This is rather an unusual request, but for the purposes of a
show I am putting on about birdwatching in the Melbourne Comedy Festival, I need
to know whether it is possible to see Chestnut-breasted Quail Thrush in the
vicinity of Uluru.  
  
My research has led me to believe that one would be more
likely to see Chestnut-brested than Cinnamon in this neck of the woods, though
whether the habitat around the rock is suitable, I'm not sure. I have been
there twice and seen no Quail Thrush, not even Chestnut which is probably the
most likely suspect here. 
  
For artistic purposes I want to set this part of the
story at Uluru, but stretching the truth to get a laugh is one thing, but
stretching the truth and "stringing" a sighting is quite another matter. 
 
  
If anyone has any experience of or opinions on Quail Thrush in
the Uluru region, I would be most grateful. 
  
Sean Dooley 
  
  
  
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