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Data Campbell’s No. of 
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Eggs. 
THE JACKSONIAN OOLOGICAL COLLECTION. 
and to us was a very interesting discovery. This luminous glow in the mouths of the young birds is in 
keeping with the general environments, and no doubt is one of nature’s perfect arrangements in assisting 
the parent birds in locating and feeding the young in the dark hollow, and so facilitates matters 
that they can be safely fed. It seemed to be much brighter at the sides of the mouth, and I have 
since noticed this with some of the young of the Gouldian Grass Finch (Poephila mirabilis), in their 
dark dome-shaped nests, in Queensland. The light resembles very much the glow which is given off 
by that well known luminous fungus, or mushroom of the forests, which is known to us as Pleurotus 
tlluminans, Probably this peculiarity exists also with the young of other Parrots, and also Pardalotes, 
Bee Eaters, Kingfishers, etc., which lay their eggs in dark places. Specimen A. of the clutch 
measures = I'02 x 0°77, 
SWIFT LORIKEBRBT, 
Nanodes discolor, Shaw. 
Taken on 1st August, 1895, near Gerrymberrym, South Grafton, N.S.W., ina Eucalyptus tree, 
leaning over the edge of the swamp. Taken by Frank and Sid. W. Jackson. Set of 2 eggs. We only 
found the nest of this bird on three occasions, in the Clarence River district. 
CRIMSON PARRAKERT, 
Platycercus elegans, Gmelin. 
Taken at Myrniong, Victoria, by T. A. Brittlebank, on 22nd September, 1898. Set of 7 eggs. 
YELLOW PARRAKEET, 
Platycercus flaveolus, Gould. 
A single egg taken by J. W. Mellor, at Fulham, near Adelaide, South Australia, on 29th Aug., 1893. 
BLACK-TAILED PARRAKEET, 
Polytelis melanura, Vigors. 
A single egg, taken in the Wimmera district, Victoria, during October, 1898. Received from 
A. J. Campbell. 
MALLEE PARRAKEBT, 
Barnardius barnardi, Latham. 
Set of 3 eggs, one chipped, through a piece of wood falling into the nest while it was being cut out. 
Taken by H. Scotney, at Harriman Park Station, South-west Queensland, on 28th September, 1899. 
COCKATOO PARRAKEBERT, 
Calopsittacus nove-hollandie, Gmelin. 
Set of 6 eggs, taken by H. Scotney, near Cunnamulla, South-west Queensland, on 1st October, 1897. 
ADELAIDE ROSELLA, 
Platycercus adelaide, Gould. 
Taken from the hollow limb of a tree near Reed Beds, South Australia, by T. J. Howard, on 26th 
September, 1898. Set of 4 eggs. 
MUSK LORIKEBT, 
Glossopsittacus concinnus, Shaw. 
Splendid set of 4 eggs, taken by S. Robinson at Glenella, Blue Monntains, N.S.W., on 3rd 
September, 1897. 
BLUE-WINGED GRASS PARRAKBEET, 
Neophema venusta, Temminck. 
Taken at Bothwell, near Hobart, Tasmania, by A. W. Swindells, on 21st November, 1899. Perfect 
set of 6 eggs. Bird killed from nest for identification. 
GRASS PARRAKEBET, 
Neophema elegans, Gould. 
Taken by W. White, at Port Augusta, Flinder’s Range, South Australia, on August 11th, 1895. 
Set of 2 eggs. 
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