XIX. 

 THE COCKATOO. 



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lyJI^jHE Parrot has a number of relations, dis- 

 tinguished by the elegant head-dress they 

 wear. This is a crest or tuft of beautiful 

 feathers, which can be lifted up or allowed 

 to fall down at pleasure. 



These elegant birds are called Cockatoos, and you 

 see one of them in the Picture. It has its crest set 

 up, and its feathers are white, with a tinge of red. 

 The Cockatoos love the damp recesses of the 

 forest, and, like other beautiful birds, are children 

 of the Tropics. But, like their relations the Par- 

 rots, they often do a great deal of mischief. They 

 are not satisfied with the forest fruits, but come 



