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THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 
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 Psitteuleles versicolor Lear 
Psitt-eu'-tel-es— Gk f 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 
T rich-o-gloss'-us— Gk, trichos, hair; Gk, glossa, tongue: chlor-o-lep-id- 
d'-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-tof-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—ol the Molucca Islands. 
distribution. Eastern Australia, South Australia, and Tasmania. 
notes. Also called Blue Mountain Parrot and Blue-bellied Lorikeet. 
