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CALYPTORHYNCHUS FUNEREUS, Shaw. 
Funereal Black Cockatoo. 
Gould, Ilandbk. Bcls. Austr., Vol. ii., sp. 401, p. 20. 
Unlike most members of the order Psittaci inhabiting Australia 
which breed at the latter end of Spring and all through the Sum¬ 
mer, the genus Galyptorhynchus does not commence to breed until 
late in the Autumn or the beginning of Winter. In the previous 
Supplement* it will be seen from Mr. E. H. Lane’s notes, that 
during a period of twelve years he had always obtained the 
eggs of C. solandri during the months of March, April, and May, 
and from the following notes sent at various times by Mr. George 
Barnard of the Dawson River, Queensland it may be gathered 
that C.funereus is an early Winter breeder. 
“ On the 2nd of June, 1884, my sons found a nest of G. funereus 
containing two eggs. The nesting place was in the hollow bough 
of a tall Eucalyptus.” “June 9th, 1890 — Yesterday my sons 
found a nest of C.funereus, unfortunately the eggs were just 
hatching, one was out, the other egg chipped; though we knew 
they bred in June, we did not think they would be so early.” 
On the 13th June 1891, “my sons found two nests of C. 
funereus and two of G. solandri, about ten miles from the home¬ 
stead. Each nest contained but a single egg, all of which were 
perfectly fresh, but as the holes in the trees had all been enlarged 
by chopping and they were so far from home the eggs were taken. 
Al l the nests were within a mile of each other and were in the 
hollow boughs of lofty Eucalypts; C.funereus was from thirty to 
forty feet from the ground, and deep down in the hollow trunk 
of the tree, G. solandri were from seventy to ninety feet from the 
ground, and the eggs could almost be reached from the hole.” 
“ A fortnight after finding the nests of the Black Cockatoos 
my sous went out again in the hopes that some of the birds would 
have relaid. Only one nest was found to be occupied, that of G. 
funereus, containing two eggs; which are rounder than those 
taken previously. 
* Eec. Austr. Aus., Vol. i„ No. 6, March 1891. 
