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SCANSORES. 



SUB-FAMILY V 



Cacatuin.e. 



The Cockatoos. 



Gex. Charac. — Bill fjencrall}" liirjje, of various leiif^ths, broad at the base, 

 more or less compressed on the sides, and the culmen usually much arched 

 to the tip, which is very acute ; the wings generally rather long and pointed ; 

 the tail more or less long, broad, and mostly even ; the tarsi short, robust, 

 and covered with small scales ; the toes unequal. 



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.9. — THE SriiPHLli CKESTEU COCKATOO. 



( Cucaf.au xulpli urea.) 



The Cockatoos are readily distinguislied from the 

 preceding Parrots by the presence of a large crest, 

 which the birds are able to elevate or depress at 

 pleasure. Their name is an imitation of the peculiar 

 cry of the species. These birds are found in the 



