PARROTS OF THE OPEN FOREST AND SCRUB-LANDS 14 g 
21. Red-capped Parrot Purpureicephalus spurius Kuhl 
Pur-pu'-re-i-ceph'-a-lus— L., purpurcus y 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. 
