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COCKATOO, C. leadbeateri (illustrated at Fig. 19), a 

 magnificent creature with a tri-coloured crest, and a 

 plumage reminding one of raspberries and cream; and 

 a ROSE-BREASTED COCKATOO, Cacatua roseicapilla, 

 (of which an illustration is given at Fig. 20). This 

 was also a handsome bird, with a pinky-white 



FIG. 21. THE GREAT WHITE COCKATOO. 



short crest, grey back, wings, and tail, and a roseate 

 breast and lower parts. In the case of this Cockatoo, 

 however, it was not one of " handsome is that hand- 

 some does," for its yells were simply demoniacal. 



My favourite Cockatoo is GOFFIN'S, C. gojpni, from 

 the Solomon Islands, but many people prefer THE 



