494 DR. p. CHALMERS MITCHELL ON LONGEVITY AND 



low. Owls, as is well known, have an unusually capacious hind- 

 gut with very large cseca. 



It is interesting to notice that all Oapt. Flower's records of 

 Owls are relatively low, just over 3 years being the highest. 



PSITTAOI. 



-^j No. of Av. dur. Max. dur. 



INESTGEIDiE. Indiv. in months. in months. 



uVestor notabilis (Mountain 'Ka.-ksi) ... 14 41 227 



LORIIDiE. 



ChalcopsittacusscintiUatus(Red-h-onted 1 34 34 



Lory). 



Eos, whole genus 13 



E. riciniata (Violet-necked Lory) 4 



E. 7'etictdata (Blne-stresiked ,, ) 3 



E. rubra (Red Lory) 5 



E. loallacei (Wallace's Lory) 1 



Lorius, whole genus 26 



L. domicella (Purple-capped Lory)... 10 



L.Jiavo-palliatus (Yellow-backed ,, ) . . . 4 



L. garrulus (Chattering 55 )••• 4 



L. lory (Thi-ee-coloured ,,)... 7 



L. tibialis (Blue-thighed ,))■■■ 1 



Trichoglossus, whole genus 31 



T. cyanogrammus (Green-naped Lori- 1 



keet). 



T. forsteni (Forsten's Lorikeet) 1 



T. hcmiatodes {SluQ-i-ACQd „ ) 5 



T.mitchelli (Mitchell's „ ) 1 



T. novce-hollanclice (S wainson's Lorikeet) 1 4 



T. ornatus (Ornamental ,, ) 7 



T. riijbritorques (Blue-bellied ,, ) 2 



Psitteuteles chlorolepidotus (fScaly- 6 



breasted Lorikeet). 



Glossopsittacus co7icinnus (Musky 11 20"7 60 



Lorikeet). 

 Cacatuid^. 



Microglossus aterrivius (Great Black 3 



Cockatoo). 



Calyptorhynchus banksi (Banksian 3 



Cockatoo). 



C.fmiereus (Funereal Cockatoo) 2 



Callocephalon galeatum (Ganga Cockatoo) 1 



Cacatua, whole genus 84 



C. alba (Gi'eater White-crested 5 



Cockatoo). 



G. citrina (Citron-crested ,, ) 3 



C. ducorjysi (Ducorps's „ ) 3 



