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AN AUSTRALIAN BIRD HOOK. 



194*Rose-breasted Cockatoo, Galah, Willie-willock, Wil- 

 lock, G. roseicapilla. A., T. (ace). 



Nom. large flocks, c. plains 14 

 Upper gray; under deep rose pink; head pinky- white; "the 

 second most beautiful of cockatoos;" f., sim. Seeds, 

 salt-bush. 



with its powerful bill to get the insect larvae feeding there. It 

 is a valuable forest-saving bird. 



The Glossy or Leach Black Cockatoo is named after Dr. Leach, 

 who did a great amount of work on Australian animals about 100 

 years ago. It is a rare bird, and may readily be distinguished 

 by its smaller size and more glossy plumage. 



The peculiar gray Gang-gang Cockatoos are common in parts of 

 the forest country. The male is easily recognized by his red head 

 and crest. I occasionally see these interesting birds in the big 

 eucalypt forests of Gippsland. I was surprised to discover that, 

 in South Gippsland, it is generally called the Galah, a name which 

 belongs to quite a different bird (194). 



The screeching, fussy White Cockatoo, with its delicate sulphur 

 crest, is well known. Many country dwellers enjoy the privi- 

 lege of often seeing these snowy-white birds almost covering 

 a dead tree. They are favorites as pets, and live to a good old 

 age. They render good service at times by digging up and eat- 

 ing grasshoppers' eggs, though they do damage to maize and other 

 crops. As they post sentinels, they are diflBcult birds to approach. 



