166 Ml*. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on a 
Iris dark brown; bill slate-black ; legs of a greyish-slate- 
colour. 
Total length, measured in the flesh, 7*0-7*5 inches. 
[The Purple-crowned Lorikeet is gregarious and was 
very plentiful throughout the central and south-western 
divisions. It was generally seen feeding among the flowers 
of the Eucalyptus trees and its flight was very swift.— 
G. c. s:j 
Ninox boobook Lath. 
jSinooc boobook Math. p. 43. 
a. $ . Big Grove, 15th April. 
b. $ imm. King River, 13th Jan. 
c. $ . Kurrawang, 4th Oct. 
d. $ . Laverton, 18th Oct. 
The plumage of these Owls is very puzzling. Of the four 
females listed above two specimens (a & c) are certainly 
adult and one ( b ) is obviously young. All three have the 
middle pair of tail-feathers uniform brown, with barely an 
indication of lighter cross-bars in specimen b . Specimen d 
appears to be a fully adult bird of the rufous-buff type. 
The crown and nape are largely marked with rufous-buff, 
and the middle pair of tail-feathers are conspicuously marked 
with seven equally wide bars of dark brown and pale rufous - 
brown. The material which I have examined seems to 
indicate that this is merely an individual variation and is not 
due to age. The colour of the iris seems to be very variable. 
a , b. Iris yellow; cere and bill pale bluish, shading into 
black at the tip; legs of a light bluish-lead-colour, nails 
dark brown. 
c . Iris brownish-black ; bill pale bluish, shading to indigo 
at the tip. 
d. Iris of a dark greyish-sage-colour ; bill pale bluish, 
shading to indigo at the tip. 
Total length, measured in the flesh, 130-13*5 inches. 
The wing-measurements are as follows:— a, 8*7 inches; 
by 8 9 ; Cy 9*1; d, 9*1. 
[The Boobook Owl was plentiful. It is known to the 
natives as the f Morepork/ in imitation of its cry.—G. C. £.] 
