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The Living Animals of the World 



I'hMub^ W. baedic-Kuil, F Z.!i.] 



iMill'ord-vii-tica. 



BLACK CUCKATUd. 

 Found in pairs in tiiick forests. 



The HAN(ii\(i-rAiii!OTS aro alioiit tlio 

 same size as tlii^ well-known " lox'e-biixls,'' 

 and remarkable for their hahit of slee]iing 

 suspended head-downwards hy one foot from 

 the boughs of trees. They iii-e all brilliantly 

 coloured birds, and have a i'airly wide range, 

 extending from India and the Philipiiines 

 through the Malay regi(jn as far east as Duke 

 of ^'oi'k Island. 



The Austi-alian 15ui>(iKi;i(;Aiis, or (Ikass- 

 PAKRAKiCKi's, need no deseriptiou here; l)ut 

 it is interesting to note tliat nearly allied to 

 them is a small species known as the SwAMT- 

 or L0N(i-TAI[,Kl) (iRoljND-l'AltUAKEKT. As its 



by I5ates in the interior of Brazil. As its 

 name im[)lies, it is of a deep hyacinthine 

 colour, relieved by a bare patch of pure 

 white skin roimd the eyes. It feeds on the 

 rnts of several palms, especially those of 

 the macuja. These nuts, wdrich are so hard 

 as to be ditticult to bre:d<; w"ithoufc a heavy 

 ha.mmei', are crushed to a liul[i by the power- 

 ful beak of this macaw. 



Crests among jiarmts are common enongli, 

 but only one s[)ecies weai's a frill ; this is 

 the IiA\\K-itiLLKD PAKiarr of the Amazon 

 \'allev. It is chisely related to the large 

 and well-known Amazon Pahiiots, and has 

 been a]itly described as a inost extraordinary 

 bii'd. lis coloration is striking — green above, 

 with a brown head; the frill or ruff around 

 the neck shows up in strong contrast, being 

 dark red, with blue edges, and barred with 

 blue. The feathers of the breast and abdo- 

 men, like the frill, are also red and blue, 

 wliilst the nnder-surfaces of the tail and 

 wings are black. It is oidy when the bird is 

 excited or angry that the ruff is raised. 



I'holij III/ .Sdiiilaalic rimlo. Co.] [Pnf.ion'a Ureei 



COCKATOO. 



('nclditoos in ;i wild stjitG oftoii cun^rotiato in ininii^nao llocka. 



