OACATUA LEADBEATEEI. 



(Leadh eater' s Cockatoo.) 



Upper surface of tlie body, wings, and tail, Avliite ; forehead, front and sides of the neck, chest, down to the centre of the abdomen, light 

 rose color ; under surface of wing and basal portions of the inner webs of tail feathers, rich salmon color ; crest of male, scarlet, tipped with 

 white ; crest of female, scarlet, blending into yellow in the centre ; bill, horn color ; feet, dark brown. 



Length, 15 inches ; wing, 10|- ; tail, 6^ ; tarsus, f . 



This elegant bird is found over all the southern portions of the Continent, from the borders of New South Wales to "Western 

 Australia, and may be considered as confined to the interior. The river courses bordered by huge Eucalypti are its favorite haunts ; and the 

 pine forests near Crawler Town are resorted to for the purpose of breeding. This species is much less noisy than the common white cockatoo, 

 and also much more quiet in its disposition. It tlu-ives well in a cage, and is by far the most ornamental of the genus to which it belongs. 



