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THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 



The White-tailed Cockatoo. 



Calyptorhynchus haudini. 

 South-west Australia. 



Feathers narrowly tipped with dull white. Total length 23 inches, 

 wing 1.5.2, tail 14, bill 2.3, tarsus 1.2. Eggs (2) measure 1.78 x 1.27 inch. 



Generally in forest country; their white lores and barred 

 tails are conspicuous. 



"The Emu. 



A. H. E. Mattingley. 

 Black Cockatoo : Calyptorhynchus funereus. 



The Yellow-eared Black Cockatoo. 



Calyptorhynchus funereus. 



South Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, 

 Tasmania, and King Island. 



Feathers of the body narrowly margined with brown, ear-coverts dull 

 yellow. Total length 24 inches, wing 18, tail 14, bill 2.1, tarsus 1.1. Eggs 

 (2) measure 1.90 x 1.41 inch. 



One egg is frequently larger than the other. Generally lays 



in a hole high up in a dead tree. They are fond of the grubs 



found in Wattle trees. 



