282 Mr. ViGORs's and Dr. Horsfield's Description of the 



tlement afterwards known by the name of Paramatta. The 

 native name of the bird is Bundullock. 



" The natives inform me it always breeds in dead trees, chiefly 

 on farms, making its nest with feathers in the body of the hol- 

 low tree. To whatever depth the tree may be hollow, the bird 

 always descends to the bottom, like an Opossum. Its nest is 

 found by watching the old bird ; and sometimes by hearing the 

 young ones in the hollow of the tree on passing by. It has six 

 young ones ; the eggs are white without spots. 



" It may frequently be seen in small Hocks along with the 

 King's Parrot (PL scapulatus) and the Lory {PL Pennant ii) in 

 fields of Indian corn : but I never recollect it taking the corn from 

 the stalk like the other two birds, and I suspect it only picks up 

 what the others throw to the ground. I have seen the most of 

 this species on new-sown Avheat early in the morning ; but never 

 in large tlocks. I do not recollect ever to have seen the King's 

 Parrot or Lorij pulling up the young wheat like this bird. All 

 three species are caught in traps. They are very good eating. 

 The King's and Roseliill Parrots are the most valuable for selling 

 to ships to take to England. This latter species {erimius) fre- 

 quents Van Diemen's Land. I do not know whether the Lory 

 does so, but I remember shooting that species at Western Port, 

 on the opposite side of the strait." 



4. Broavnii. pi. flavescenti-albidus, nigro variegatus ; capite 

 scapularibusque nigris, a/is caudiique lazuUnis, genis albis 

 suhtus cœruleo-marginatis. crisso coccineo. 



Psittacus Brownii. Temm. Linn. Trans, vol. xiii. p. 119- 



Psittacus venustus. Kiihl, Nova Acta tj'C. vol. 10. p. 52. no. 83. 



Brown's Parrot. Lath. Gen. Hist. ii. p. 139- no. 42. 



This species, which may perhaps be considered, from the 

 extreme delicacy of its colours, as the most beautiful of the 



family. 



