490 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD 



by If. Savl<!i-Kr*: F 7.*. 



BLACK COCKATOO 



Found in pairs in thick forests 



The HANGING-PARROTS are about the 

 same size as the well-known " love-birds," 

 and remarkable for their habit of sleeping 

 suspended head-downwards by one foot from 

 the boughs of trees. They are all brilliantly 

 coloured birds, and have a fairly wide range, 

 extending from India and the Philippines 

 through the Malay region as far east as Duke 

 of York Island. 



The Australian BUDGERIGARS, or GRASS- 

 PARRAKEETS, need no description here ; but 

 it is interesting to note that nearly allied to 

 them is a small species known as the SwAMP- 

 or LONG-TAILED GROUND-PARRAKEET. As its 



by Bates in the interior of Brazil. As its 

 name implies, it is of a deep hyacinthine 

 colour, relieved by a bare patch of pure 

 white skin round the eyes. It feeds on the 

 nuts of several palms, especially those of 

 the macuja. These nuts, which are so hard 

 as to be difficult to break without a heavy 

 hammer, are crushed to a pulp by the power- 

 ful beak of this macaw. 



Crests among parrots arc common enough, 

 but only one species wears a frill ; this is 

 the HAWK-BILLED PARROT of the Amazon 

 Valley. It is closely related to the large 

 and well-known AMAZON PARROTS, and has 

 been aptly described as a most extraordinary 

 bird. Its coloration is striking green above, 

 with a brown head ; the frill or ruff around 

 the neck shows up in strong contrast, being 

 dark red, with blue edges, and barred with 

 blue. The feathers of the breast and abdo- 

 men, like the frill, are also red and blue, 

 whilst the under-surfaccs of the tail and 

 wings are black. It is only when the bird is 

 excited or angry that the ruff is raised. 



Photo by S.htla.tic rhote Co ] [Panon'i <*t 



COCKATOO 



Cockatoos in a 'wild state often congregate in immense jiocks 



