Princess Parrot irruption.

["Richard Johnstone" <>]

To add to this thread:
I've only seen Princess Parrots once, a pair in October 1995 on a work field 
trip, collecting plants. The birds seen were in Marble Gum (Eucalyptus 
gongylocarpa) woodland in sand dune country, c. 60 km northeast of Queen 
Victoria Spring in the Great Victoria Desert, WA. One species that was in 
heavy flower at the time was Leptosema chambersii, although I didn't see any 
parrots near them. Another plant that also has reddish flowers at ground 
level, Grevillea secunda, was also common in more open areas, co-occurring 
with the Leptosema. These are both presumably bird pollinated, although I 
would have imagined that honeyeaters would have a greater association with 
them, but maybe that's an incorrect assumption.
Richard.