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21. Red-capped Parrot Purpureicephalus spurins Kuhl 
Ptir-pu'-re-i-ceph'-a-lus —L., purpureus, purple; Gk, cephale, head: 
spu'-rius —L., spurins, 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. 
