PARROTS OF THE OPEN FOREST AND SCRUB-LANDS 
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21. Red-capped Parrot Purpureicephalus spurius Kuhl 
Pur-pu -re-i-ceph -a-lus — L., purpureus, purple; Gk, cephale, head: 
spu-rius — L., spurius, false. 
Distribution. — South-western Australia. 
Notes. — Also called King Parrot. Usually in pairs or small flocks, 
inhabiting forest and scrub-lands. It is generally observed in the tall 
eucalypts, upon the seeds of which it feeds. It also feeds on the seeds 
of grasses and other plants ; at times it is destructive in orchards. It has 
a peculiar harsh grating call-note repeated several times. 
Nest. — In a hollow limb or hole in a tree. 
Eggs . — Five or six, white. Breeding-season: August to November. 
