THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 
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notes. Also called Beautiful Grass-parrot, Chestnut-shouldered 
Grass-parrot, and Chestnut-winged Grass-parrot. Usually in pairs or 
small flocks, frequenting the grass-lands bordering open forest country. 
It spends most of its time on Lhe ground searching for the seeds of 
grasses and herbaceous plants, which constitute its food. When 
Hushed it flies swiftly to the nearest timber, uttering a feeble call-note. 
This species is extremely rare, probably verging on extinction. The 
female is very like the female Scarlet-chested Parrot. 
nest. In a hollow limb or hole in a tree, occasionally in a stump or 
log lying on the ground. 
eggs. Four or five, pure white. Breeding-season: August to December. 
7. Scarlet-chestcd Parrot Neophema Splendida Gould—7A. Female 
splen'-did-a— L., splendidus, bright. 
distribution. New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and 
Western Australia. 
notes. Also called Splendid Grass-parrot and Orange-throated 
Grass-parrot. Rarely recorded, then only as isolated pairs. It appears 
to inhabit dry inland areas interspersed with patches of low scrub, 
often far from water. In habits it is said to resemble the other species 
of this genus. Food: seeds of grasses and herbaceous plants. 
nest. In a hole in a tree or hollow limb. 
eggs. Four, pure white and almost lustreless. Breeding-season: Sep¬ 
tember is the only month recorded. 
8. Blue-browed Lorilet Opopsitta coxeni Gould 
Op-op-sitt’-a— error in spelling 1 = Cyclopsitta—G k, cyclops, round-faced; 
Gk, psitte , parrot: coxeni—Charles Coxen of Queensland, ornithologist* 
and brother-in-law of John Gould. 
distribution. South-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New 
South Wales. 
notes. Also called Red-faced Lorilet and Fig Parrot. Usually i n 
small flocks, inhabiting the brushes and big scrubs. Very little is known 
of its habits, except that it frequents the tall fruit-bearing trees, chiefly 
the different species of ficus. It is exceptionally quiet and difficult to 
observe. Food: native fruits and berries. 
nest. In a hollow stump. 
eggs. Two, pure white, and with a slight lustre on the shell 
(Kinghorn). 
9. Red-browed Lorilet Opopsitta Icadbeateri McCoy 
leadbeateri— Leadbeater, a past assistant, National Museum, Mel¬ 
bourne. 
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 
