90 MORE REMARKS ON FLORA AND FAUNA 



The birds which are sure to attract a stranger's notice 

 first are the splendid cockatoos and parrots. One of the 

 most gaudy of these is the scarlet lory, which is abundant 

 enough to be seen every day close to Fernshaw. 



Scarcely less gorgeous and beautiful than the lory is 

 Leadbeater's cockatoo {Cacatua leadbeatert)^ several parties 

 of which I have seen on the outskirts of the forest ; but 

 this species is far more numerous and seen in larger flocks 

 in the open country to the eastward. 



