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(b) Gunnedah, February, 1911. 



Small white, yellow, and orange seeds; fragments of charcoal. 

 (J.U.M.) Seeds not recognised. 



(c) Belaringar, N.S.W., 15th May, 1915. 



(E.W.F.) Crop contents Numerous seeds of two kinds (1) Small,, 

 ovate, flattened, yellow; (2) Minute, rounded, reddish-black. 

 Stomach contents Broken up seeds, similar to those in crop. 



(W.M.C.) The seeds are (1) Not identified; (2) Amaranthus sp. 



(d) Uralla, May-June, 1915. 



(W.W.F.) Several species of grass seeds; partly digested vegetable 

 matter. 



Barnardius barnardi. (M. 349; H. 513.) Barnard's Parrakeet. 



(a) Willbriggie, 7th October, 1912. 

 A number of small seeds. 



(b) Near Morgan, South Australia, 29th November, 1913. 



Small ovate seeds, pointed at one end; also black hard -fragments,. 



possibly of seeds. 

 Psephotus hcematorrhous. (M. 354; H. 517.) Crimson-bellied Parrakeet. 



(a) Dubbo, September, 1911. 

 Numerous small whitish seeds. 



(b) Moree, 5th October, 1909. 



Many seeds (1) small, yellow; (2) larger, orange; (3) long, narrow, 

 whitish. Fragments of stamens (?). Fragments of charcoal (?),. 

 some floating. 



(c) Belaringar, N.S.W., 15th May, 1915. 



(E.W.F.) Numerous seeds in the crop were lost. Stomach contents 

 Seeds (1) minute, round, dark red; (2) larger, reddish seeds,- 

 (3) small, yellow, round ; (4) more elongate, ovate. 



(W.M.C.) The seeds are (1) Amaranthus sp.; (2) Atriplex sp.; (3) 



Atrij)lex sp. ; (4) not identified. 

 Psephotus hcematonotus. (M. 361 ; H. 524.) Ked-backed Parrakeet. 



(a) Orange, N.S.W., 13th July, 1909. 



Crop shows a number of small, yellow seeds; some fragments of whita 



seeds ; some very small pieces of charcoal. 

 (J.H.M.) The seeds are not identifiable. 



(b) Orange, N.S.W., 13th July, 1909. 



Crop distended with small purple seeds and slightly larger oval white- 

 ones (? both grasses). 

 (J.H.M.) The seeds were not identifiable. 



(c) Mannum, South Australia, 26th November, 1913. 



Whitish masses resembling partially digested seeds; small ovate light 



yellow seeds. 

 (J.H.M.) Panicum sp. 



Podargus strigoides. (M. 376; H. 437.) Tawny Frogmouth (More Pork). 

 Milson Island, Hawkesbury River, 4th March, 1913. 



(E.W.F.) Insect remains Coleoptera, fragments of longicorn beetle 

 (Phoracantha sp.); insect egg capsules. 



Podargus marmoratus. (M. 378; H. 439.) Marbled Frogmouth. 

 Pascoe River, N.Q., 13th August, 1913. 



(E.W.F.) Insect remains Elytra of longicorn beetle; portion o 

 grasshopper, 



