NESTS AND EGGS OF AUSTRALIAN BIRDS. 635 



Ohservnfions. — Tho Yellow-clipfkod Parrakcct of Western Australia 

 takes its name from the yellow sides of the face, which are in lovely 

 contrast to the head and under siuface of soft scarlet and a dark 

 niottled-grccn back. However, during the first year or two the youth- 

 ful hirtis are nearly a unifonn gi-een. like the Pennant and others of the 

 genus. 



I was often charmed with the lovely figmes of the Yellow-cheeked 

 Parrakect, locally called the Rosella, about my hut door at KaiTidale, 

 or perched upon the garden fence. Fearless of Iniman beings, a pair 

 was breeding in a hollow tree near the house, but to me the eggs were 

 so many sour grapes, for the reason that I could not climb the stiff 

 tree. The birds are particularlv partial to the fnut of the Cape 

 gooseberry, and well they may be, for I know of no preserve more 

 delightful. 



Breeding months October to December. The Western Rosella 

 makes a good cage bird. One bird was apparently happy during twenty- 

 one years of confinement. 



507. — Pl.vtvcercl's x.\nthogenys, Salvadori. 

 RED-MANTLED PARRAKEET. 



Figure. — Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., vol. x,\., pi. 16. 

 Reference. — Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., vol. xx., p. 555. 



Geographical Distribution . — Unknown. 



Nest and Eggs. — Undescribed. 



Ohservations. — ^Tlie Red-mantled PaiTakeet is another novelty 

 which Count Salvadori has unearthed from Gould's original collection. 

 However, its precise habitat is unknown. It is allied to the Yellow- 

 checked Parrakeet of Western Australia, but wears a red mantle instead 

 of green. 



508. — PoRPHYRocEPH.\LUs spuRius, Kuhl.^425) 

 p. pileatus, Vigors. 



RED-CAPPED PARRAKEET. 



Figure. — Gould: Birds of Australia, fol., vol. v., pi. 32. 



Reference. — Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., vol. xx., p. 556. 



Previous Descriptions of Eggs.—Gould : Birds of Australia (184S) , 

 also Handbook, vol. ii., p. 60 (1865). 



Geographical Distrihiition. — West and North-west Australia. Gould 

 also .states Northern Tcmtory. 



