Raymond Trewolla Littlejohns (1893-1961) was an Australia

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n accountant

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, amateur ornithologist and bird photographer. He is especially well known for his efforts in photography and sound recording of the Lyrebirds

Superb Lyrebird

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 of Sherbrooke Forest

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Sherbrooke Forest lies at an altitude of 300 m within the Dandenong Ranges, 40 km east of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia, close to the suburb of Belgrave. The vegetation is classified as wet sclerophyll forest with the dominant tree species the Mountain Ash, Eucalyptus regnans, the tallest...

 near Melbourne

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, Victoria. Littlejohns joined the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union

Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union

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(RAOU) in 1912 and served on its Council for many years, including its Presidency 1959-1960. Books he authored or coauthored include:

• Littlejohns, Raymond Trewolla; & Lawrence, S.A. (1920). Birds of Our Bush, or Photography for Nature-Lovers. Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd: Melbourne.
• Littlejohns, Raymond Trewolla. (1933). The Magic Voice. A story of the Australian Lyre-bird. Ramsay Publishing Pty Ltd: Melbourne.
• Littlejohns, Raymond Trewolla. (1938). The Lyre-Bird. Australia's wonder-songster. Angus & Robertson Ltd: Sydney.
• Littlejohns, Raymond Trewolla. (1947). Lyrebirds Calling from Australia. Robertson & Mullens: Melbourne.