The last two Parrots are ground birds, which never perch or climb. It was feared that the Ground Parrot was extinct, but it is seen occasionally in the National Park at Wilson's Promontory. The Night Parrot is better called the Western Ground Parrot. It is found amongst the Spinifex (_Triodia_) scrub of the interior. Though Parrots are essentially "climbers," having the suitable arrangement of two toes in front and two behind, it is interesting to learn of these two Australian Parrots which cannot perch or climb. The Parrot's foot is of interest, further, in so far as it is used as a hand, and the food is held in it while being eaten. The powerful bill not only serves to reduce its food to powder, but also assists in climbing. It is sometimes amusing to note the "absurd caution," and great deliberation with which a parrot climbs down in his cage to pick up some dainty. Possessing no less than 76 kinds of Parrots and Cockatoos, Australians should be alive to their privileges as contrasted with the dwellers of northern lands, where Parrots do not live. They should insist on the proper protection of these beautiful and wonderful birds. ==== [Page 88] [Illustration: [184] [185] [186] [187] [188]] ORDER XVII.--PSITTACIFORMES. F. 72. _Nestoridae_, Nestor, Kaka, Kea, 4 sp. A. (N.Z.). F. 73. LORIIDAE (9), BRUSH-TONGUED PARROTS, LORIES, LORIKEETS, 87 sp. A. 3 16 =184* Blue Mountain Lorikeet= (-Parrot), Rainbow Lory, Blue--bellied (Swainson) Lorikeet, _Trichoglossus novae-hollandiae_, N.A., E.A., S.A., T. Nom. flocks c. _eucalypts_ 14 Head, throat, abdomen blue; chest blood-red tinged yellow; back green; bill blood-red; f., sim. Honey. Screech. [Page 89] 3 5 =185* Musk Lorikeet=, Green Keet, Green Leek (e), _Glossopsittacus concinnus_, E.A., S.A., T. [~185-187 _Genus, Glossopsitta._] Nom. v.c. _flowering eucalypts_ 8.5 Green; forehead, behind ear red; bill black tipped red; f., sim. Honey. Screech. =186 Purple-crowned Lorikeet=, _G. porphyrocephalus_, N.S.W. V., S.A., W.A. [~185-187 _Genus, Glossopsitta._] Nom. flocks with 185. r. _eucalypts_ 6.5 Green; forehead red, yellow; behind ear fainter red, yellow; crown purple; behind head yellowish-green; shoulder light-blue; under wing crimson; under greenish-gray; flanks, under-tail golden-green; bill black; f., sim. Honey. Screech. =187 Little Lorikeet=, Jerryang, _G. pusillus_, E.A., S.A., T. [~185-187 _Genus, Glossopsitta._] Nom. flocks with 185. c. _eucalypts_ 6.5 Green; face deep-red; hind-neck brown; wings black edged green; tail feathers grass-green, inner webs red at base, yellowish at tip; f., smaller. Honey. Screech. F. 74. CYCLOPSITTACIDAE (2), Fig-Parrots, 23 sp. A. F. 75. CACATUIDAE (17), COCKATOOS, 29 sp.--28(28)A., 1(1)O. (Philippine Is.). 7 7