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9. Red-browed Lorilet Opopsitta leadbeateri McCoy 
leadbeateri — Leadbeater, a past assistant, National Museum, Melbourne. 
Distribution . — Northern Queensland. 
Notes. — Also called Blue-faced Lorilet or Fig Parrot. Usually in 
small flocks, inhabiting the big scrubs and forest country. It is generally 
observed in fruit-bearing trees, chiefly native figs, being at all times 
remarkably quiet. Mostly the only indication of its presence is that 
afforded by the quantity of fruit that drops while it is feeding ; even then 
it is difficult to locate among the leaves. Food : native fruits and berries. 
Nest. — In a hole in a tree, usually about 40 feet from the ground. 
Eggs. — Three or four, white. Breeding-season : September to 
November. 
10. Little Lorikeet Glossopsitta pusilla Shaw 
Gloss-op-sit'-ta — Gk, glossa , tongue ; Gk, psitte, parrot : pu-siV-la — L., 
pusillus, very small. 
Distribution. — Eastern Australia (from Cairns to Victoria), South 
Australia, and Tasmania. 
Notes. — Also called Little Keet, Jerryang, and Green Parakeet. 
Usually in flocks, chiefly frequenting flowering eucalypts and other blos- 
som or fruit-bearing trees. Generally it is remarkably fearless and noisy, 
both while feeding and when in flight. Its flight is swift, and flocks of 
these birds travel great distances in search of flowering trees. Occasion- 
ally it does considerable damage in orchards. Food: nectar, native and 
cultivated fruits, and berries. 
Nest. — In a hole in a tree, usually at about 20 feet from the ground. 
Eggs . — Two, white. Breeding-season: August to December. 
11. Purple-crowned Lorikeet Glossopsitta porphyrocephala Dictrichsen 
por-phyr -o-cepK -a-la — Gk, porphyrios , purple ; Gk, cephale , head. 
Distribution . — Southern Australia. 
Notes. — Also called Purple-crowned Keet. Usually in flocks, fre- 
quenting flowering eucalypts and other blossom or fruit-bearing trees. It 
is very similar in habits to the Little Lorikeet, and, like that species, is 
nomadic, its movements being regulated by the various flowering seasons 
of our eucalypts. Its flight is swift; it utters its sharp screeching notes 
when on the wing, and constantly while feeding. Food: nectar, native 
and cultivated fruits, and berries. 
Nest. — In a hollow limb or hole in a tree. 
Eggs . — Usually two, white. Breeding-season: usually September to 
November. 
12. Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna Shaw 
con-cin-na — L., concinnus, pretty. 
Distribution. — Southern Queensland to Victoria, South Australia, and 
Tasmania. 
