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biscuit. Sulphur-crests are readily tamed, become very affectionate

and learn to talk well, but, like all their relatives, they are capable

at times of producing the most ear-piercing yells. They have been

successfully kept, and I believe bred in this country at complete

liberty and are certainly most attractive birds when seen flying at

large, though unfortunately they are very destructive. It is said

that the iris of the hen’s eye is much paler than that of the cock,

but I must say I have never been able to observe this distinction

in any White Cockatoo except the Rose-crested.


The Greater Sulphur- Crest isspiteful in mixed company and

its relative the Lesser Sulphur-Crest ( Cacatua sulphured) is even

worse.


Salmon-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua moluccensis) a quaint

and beautifully-coloured bird which should be fed like the Sulphur-

crest. It is very hardy, but when kept closely confined in a cage is

apt to become a feather plucker and should therefore be supplied

with plenty of wood on which to exercise its powerful beak. The

Moluccan Cockatoo makes a good talker and becomes absurdly

tame and confidential, allowing its owner to take every kind of

liberty with it. It is well able to make itself heard upon occasion,

but it is not quite so noisy as some of its relatives. The hen is

smaller than the cock, and has the iris of the eye very dark red

instead of black.


Leadbeater’s Cockatoo ( Cacatua leadbeateri) . — A very

beautiful bird, but sometimes shy and unfriendly in disposition, It

is quite hardy and should be fed like the Sulphur-crest. It is not

to be trusted with weaker birds.


Bare-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua gymnopis ),• — A hardy bird,

readily tamed, When kept in a cage it should never be given hemp

or sunflower, which are most injurious to it. It stays well at liberty

but is very destructive.


Slender-billed Cockatoo (. Licmetis nasica ). — Hardy and

should be treated like the Sulphur-crest. It is a good talker and

becomes very tame and gentle.


Roseate COCKATOO. — This well-known species becomes very

tame and affectionate and is not particularly spiteful with other

birds, but it is noisy and a poor talker. Talented specimens are,



