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factory state unless carefully guarded — a guard that is 

 tedious and costly. The trouble is the birds are too tame 

 to be driven from the trees by kindness. Its whereabouts 

 in late summer is always known by the noise a flock 

 makes. During the spring the pairs disassociate, each to 

 rear a brood of young. 



Fig. 55. Head of Musk Lorikeet (brush tongue). Natural size. 



The Purple-crowned Lorikeet very much resembles it, 

 but may readily be distinguished by tlie purple crown. 

 It is not a common bird in southern Victoria, and only 

 comes with specially hot seasons. 



Kest. — In a hollow of a tree, and dust only is used upon 

 which to place the eggs for incubation. 



Eggs. — Four or five to a sitting ; white ; round. Length, 

 1 inch; breadth, O'To inch. 



