14 MORGAN — The Birds of Kallioota. 



25. Spiloglaux boobook marmorata (Boobook Owl). Only 

 one bird seen; often heard at night. 



26. Tjito alba delicatula (Delicate Owl). Heard at night; 

 not seen. 



27. Ducorpsius gymnopis (Bare-eyed Cockatoo). Common 

 in the Eucalypti, where they were nesting. Nests all inac- 

 cessible. 



•28. Eolophus roseicapillus (Galah). Common. Nesting 

 in the tall gums along the creek; three nests examined on Sep- 

 tember 1st. All contained young birds. 



29. Leptolophus auricomis (Cockatoo Parrot). The first 

 bird arrived on August 26th, and they soon became numerous. 

 On September 1st they were busy cleaning out hollows, but 

 had not yet laid. 



30. Barnard in* barnardi (Ring-neck Parrot). Very nume- 

 rous in gums about the creek; not seen elsewhere. They bred 

 freely in the hollow gums; all the clutches seen were five in 

 number except one of four slightly incubated eggs. They 

 were very tame, and fed close up to the house. Their princi- 

 pal food was the seeds of the "prickly Jack." On September 

 1st many of the nests contained young, and some pairs were 

 still cleaning out hollows. 



31. NortJielia Mematogaster xanthorrhoa (Yellow-vented 

 Parrot). Common in the scrub, not seen in the gum country. 

 Many nests, mostly in hollow pines, all contained young birds 

 except one, which contained nine eggs, eight of them incubat- 

 ing and one infertile. All the nests were in the trunks of the 

 trees, and the entrance within reach of the hand. 



32. Psephotus varkts rosinw (Many-coloured Parrot). Not 

 common; a few pairs only were seen in the gum country. Onr- 

 c'lutch of five eggs was taken from a spout of a dead gum tree 

 about 20 feet from the ground. 



33. Pordargus strigoides rossi (Mallee Frogmouth). A single 

 bird seen sitting upon two slightly incubated eggs on August 

 30th. The nest was in a black oak about 20 feet from the 

 ground. 



34. Aegotheles cristata (Owlet Night Jar). Two birds were 

 seen, each sitting upon three slightly incubated eggs. The first. 

 bird had to be taken from the nest by the hand: the second 

 flew off as we approached the tree. In each case the nest was 

 roughly built of Acacia leaves, and in the second case with a 

 few pieces of grass added. 



