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THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 
Notes. — Also called Green Keet and Green Leek. Usually in flocks, 
frequenting flowering eucalypts and other blossom or fruit-bearing trees. 
It is nomadic in habits, and is often in the company of other species of 
Lorikeets. It is considered a pest, as it does considerable damage in 
orchards. Food: nectar, native and cultivated fruits, and berries. 
Nest . — In a hollow limb or hole in a tree. 
Eggs . — Usually two, white. Breeding-season: August to December. 
13. Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor Lear 
Psitt-eii-tel-es — Gk, psitte, parrot ; Gk, euteles, paltry : ver'-si-col-or — L., 
versicolor , different coloured. 
Distribution. — Tropical northern Australia. 
Notes. — Usually in flocks, frequenting the flowering eucalypts and 
melaleucas. It appears to be nomadic in habits, and resembles the Musk 
Lorikeet in its flight and call-notes. Food : nectar and flowers. 
Nest. — In a hollow or hole in a tree. 
Eggs. — Usually two, white. Breeding-season: May to January. 
14. Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus Kuhl 
Trich-o-gloss-us — Gk, trichos, hair; Gk, glossa , tongue: chlor-o-lep-id- 
o-tus — Gk, chloros , yellow-green; Gk, lepidotus, scaly. 
Distribution . — Northern and eastern Queensland and eastern New 
South Wales. 
Notes . — Usually in flocks, inhabiting open forest country and cul- 
tivated fields ; it is generally observed among the flowering eucalypts. It is 
nomadic, and resembles the Musk and Little Lorikeets in habits. At 
times it does considerable damage in orchards. Food: nectar, native and 
cultivated fruits, and berries. 
Nest. — In a hollow limb or hole in a tree. 
Eggs. — Usually two, white. Breeding-season: May or June to 
January. 
15. Red-collared Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubritorquis Vigors and 
Horsfield 
ru-bri-tor-quis — L., ruber , red; L., torques , collar. 
Distribution. — North-western Australia, Northern Territory, and the 
Gulf of Carpentaria (northern Queensland). 
Notes . — Usually in flocks, frequenting the flowering eucalypts and 
other nectar-bearing trees. It is said to resemble the Rainbow Lorikeet 
in habits and economy. 
Nest . — In a hollow limb or hole in a tree. 
Eggs. — Usually two, white. Breeding-season: May to December. 
16. Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus Gmelin 
moluccanus — of the Molucca Islands. 
Distribution. — Eastern Australia, South Australia, and Tasmania. 
Notes. — Also called Blue Mountain Parrot and Blue-bellied Lorikeet. 
