mi: HI 



While on the Around its mode ..f progression is not the nngainh ;pl.|l.- p-m-rull.. 

 e-nployeil by the Pa i rot tribe, but is accomplish, -d |.\ ht.pping SOtnettli 



of the rooks, the wines ai.lin.; in each hop. One species ..f this genun has been known to 

 imitate the human \oi--- with much ace*. 1'liis is th.- >.Miih.in N the Kiika of 



the natives i.V. .>/../ h;ti>i*'Jin'\. Th -f the l>m- hilli-d Parrot is harsh, loud, and rety 



disagreeable, ai.d i. said to resemble the continual barkim: of a husirse-voiivd, ill ' : 



cur. While raiunn:: amon,' th- trees, these birds fill the woods with theirdi** nanl. <pi.i Uiiu 



s. The eggs of this species are white, and, as is generally the rase w ith the 

 laid in the hollow of a decaying tree. 



Tin- birds which I >el<mg to the genus Nestor may at once be known by their extrumlinaflfly 

 |OQg upj ; man li -. . li curve far over thi ad remind the observel n| tin OW 

 >rrown tooth so common in the rat, rabbit, and other rodent animals. This remaikabl.- MMH- 

 tur.- is \.-ry probably for the purpose of enabling the bird to scoop roots and other vegetable 

 H out ..f the earth. The length, curve, and shajM- of the npjM-r mandible differ in the 

 various sjHM-ies. Another peculiarity is that the tips of the tail-feathers nn- partially denuded 

 of their webs, leaving the sliaft to project ^li^htly U-yoiid the feathenxl jxirtioii. Sim.- | emons 

 suppose the Long-billed Parrot** to form a link U-tw.i-n the Parr-.ts and the Cockat4Ks. 



.N. ither of thes.- birds are remarkable for brilliancy of plumage, the prevailing tints lieing 

 brown and gray, with a little red and \.JIow here and there. The Philip's Ldaai.l Parrot in 

 dark brown on the upper sur- 

 face of the body, but takes a /-^ 

 grayish hue on the head ami 

 back of the neck. Each feather 

 of the upper surface is edged 

 wit ha deeper tinp-, so that the 

 otherwise uniform gray and 

 brown is agreeably mot t lei I. 

 The cheeks, throat, andbreasfc 

 are yellow, warming into 

 orange on the face. The inner 

 .surface of the shoulders is 

 olive-yellow, and the abdomen 

 and both tail-coverts are deep 

 orange-red. The tail is mod- 

 erately long, and squared at 

 the extremity. The feathers , , 

 are crossed at their base by J 

 bands of orange-yellow and 

 brown, and the under surfaces 

 of the inner webs are brown, 

 mingled with dusky red. The 

 feet are dark blackish brown, 

 and the long bill is uniformly 

 of a brownish tint. The total * 

 length of the adult bird is 

 about fifteen inches. 



THE HELKET COCKATOO 

 is a good representative of a 

 very curious genus of Cocka- 

 toos resident in Australia. 



The plumage of these birds, instead of l*>ing white or roseate as in the two previous 

 Cockatoos, is always of a dark color, and frequently dyed with the richest hues. About six 

 species belong to this genus, and they all seem to be wild and fierce birds, capable of using 



COCKATOO. 



