Red-collared lorikeets revel in the nectar, hustling the noisy honey-eaters and the querulous sun-birds.
"The Confessions of a Beachcomber"
E J Banfield
The complaining lorikeets peevishly nudge them off with red, nectar-dripping bills, the honey-eaters disperse them with inconsiderate wing sweeps; but the butterflies are not to be denied their share.
"The Confessions of a Beachcomber"
E J Banfield