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their unmusical cries became wearisome. Purple- 

 crowned Lorikeets [Glossopsitta porphyrocephala] 

 also were nesting in the Sugar Gums. 



AT THE NEST OF THE MANY- COLOURED PARROT 



The botanists' list included Mallee Eucalypts, 

 Casuarinas, Hakeas, and a number of other plants. 

 Along the creek Acacias were abundant, small bushes 

 mostly, aglow with yellow bloom. A red-flowered 

 Grevillea [G. aspera] was noted, and fine specimens 

 of Hibiscus Wrayss, with purple blossoms, were 

 growing on the flats. Towards the ranges Hib- 

 bertia stricta covered acres of ground, the flowers 

 forming a golden carpet. Near the camp were many 

 clumps of Spinifex [Troidea irritans], surmounted 



