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had evidently brought. There was no decayed wcod-dust in the 

 bottom of the hollow. 



[Dimensions in inches of clutch of four eggs: — (A) .87 x .73, (B> 

 .87 X .72, (C) .88 x .74, (D) .88 x .73.— H.L.W.] 



Probcsciger aterrimus. Palm Cockatoo. — Noted. 



Cacatua galerita (C. g. qttcenslandica) . Little White Cockatoo. — 

 Often noted nesting. 



Cacatua rcsiecapilla. Galah. — Often noted. A nesting hollow 40 

 feet from the ground contained four eggs resting on a bed of green 

 gum leaves. The only place up north where this bird occurs on the 

 eastern watershed. 



*Lcrius pectoralis. (L. p. macgillivrayi)-f. Red-sided Parrot. — Heard 

 calling in the same scrub with Geoffroyus, but they often cease calling 

 as soon as I enter the scrub. Eventually locate a flock of about eight 

 birds. Being the rainy season, most of them are in a very ragged 

 state of plumage; big gaps in the wing feathers and only one or 

 two feathers in the tail. They fly off with discordant alarm calls, 

 "Krrraark-krrraark." 



*Geoffroyus geoffroyi. Red-cheeked Parrot. — A single specimen 

 first noticed winging its way across a gorge on the Macihvraith 

 Range. In the scrub a bird flew away screeching, but came back. 

 These birds have a habit of daily visiting and feeding in the same 

 tree. Tommy made a squeaker out of a small bamboo, with which 

 he could imitate the call; the birds replied. 



Aprcsmictus erythropterus. Red-winged Parrot. — Flushed a bird 

 from a hollow 35 feet up. Tree appeared to be hollow to the ground, 

 so cut a hole at 3 feet and find a fully fledged young one. 



*Platycercus adscitus {P. a. amathusiCB) . Northei-n Pale-headed 

 Rcsella. — Nesting hollow found 25 feet from ground in mountain ash; 

 five eggs. Another nest also had five eggs, resting on a bed of 

 chipped, rotten wood. 



*P.sephctus chrysoptergius. Golden-winged Parrot. — 23/4/22. — A 

 bushman first told me of the "Anthill Parrot," and said he knew of 

 a nest. Go out with him eastward into lightly timbered country in 

 places a bit boggy, and come to a flat, thickly dotted v/ith magnetic 

 and tall, thin, spire-shaped termitariums (White-ant mounds). Locate 

 the nest in one of the anthills, and the bird flushes while I am within 

 a few yards. Can feel eggs with a light twig. Take several photos, 

 then secure the eggs, which prove to be heavily incubated. Termit- 

 arium 18 in. diameter at base, 6 ft. in height; entrance to nest, 2 ft. 

 6 in. from ground, and 1!J in. diameter; tunnel, 3i in. long, then en- 

 larged chamber 7 in. by 6 in. deep, bottom being 21 in. below level 

 of entrance. Hearing sti'ange Parrot calls, a pair of birds presently 

 appeared, the male flying to the top of the anthill and the female to 

 the entrance of the nest. I really expected to see P.pulcherrimus the 

 Paradise Parrot, but they proved to be the very rare Golden-winged 

 Parrot. 



Several old nests were noted in similar situations; then we found 

 one where the birds were preparing, as the mound of dirt at base of 

 anthill was quite fresh. By fastening a lighted match to the end of 

 a twig the interior was illuminated. No eggs yet. 



1/5/22. — Found a nest in which I could hear young squeaking. 

 Another had five eggs, and one young bird just hatched. Take photo 



T According to Rothschild, the name of the dominant species should be 

 Lorius roratus. Mull., vide Ann. & Mag. ix., p. 411. 



