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feeding among the blossoms of flowering eucalypts or searching on 
the ground for seeds of grasses and other plants. In certain districts it 
is common about homesteads. 
nest. In a hollow limb or hole in a tree. 
eggs. Four or five, white. Breeding-season: November and December. 
14. Northern Rosella Plalycercus venustus Kuhl 
ven-ust'-us— L., venustus , comely. 
distribution. North-western Australia and Northern Territory. 
notes. Also called Smutty Parrot, Brown’s Parrot, and Brown’s 
Parakeet. Usually in pairs or small flocks, inhabiting open forest 
country; it is often observed in mangroves. It frequently utters a rapid 
succession of double notes resembling “Trin-se trin-se”. Its flight is 
low and somewhat rapid, taking a zigzag course. Food: seeds of grasses 
and herbaceous plants, and native fruits and berries. 
nest. In a hollow limb or hole in a tree. 
eggs. Two or three, white. Breeding-season: August to October. 
15. Adelaide Rosella Platycercus adelaidce Gould 
adelaidcv—diy of Adelaide, South Australia. 
distribution. South Australia (Mount Lofty and Flinders Ranges). 
notes. Usually in pairs or small flocks, inhabiting open forest and 
partly cleared lands. It is very similar in habits and economy to the 
Eastern Rosella. 
nest. In a hollow limb or hole in a tree. 
eggs. Five to seven, white. Breeding-season: September to December. 
16. Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans Gmelin 
el'-e-gans— L., elegans, handsome. 
distribution. From Cape York to Victoria, Kangaroo Island, and 
King Island; also occurs on Norfolk Island. 
notes. Also called Crimson Parrot, Pennant’s Parakeet, Red Lory, 
and Mountain Lowry. Usually in pairs or flocks, frequenting alike 
heavily timbered ranges, brushes, big scrubs, open forest, and partly 
cleared lands. It is generally observed feeding either on the ground 
upon the seeds of grasses and other plants, or in blossom, fruit, and 
berry-bearing trees. Its call is a shrill screech; it also utters a chattering 
note when feeding. It is very destructive in orchards. 
nest. In a hollow limb or hole in a tree, usually close to the ground. 
eggs. Six to eight, white. Breeding-season: October to January. 
17. Cloncurry Parrot Barnardius macgillivrayi North 
Barnardius— Edward Barnard, ornithologist, member of Linnean 
Society, London: macgillivrayi— Alexander Sykes MacGillivray, Leila- 
vale Station, Cloncurry, Northern Queensland. 
distribution. Interior of northern Queensland. 
