106 ORANGE-BELLIED PARRAEEET. 



islands: it is about the size of the ordinary Grey Parrot, and resembles 

 it rather closely in form and appearance, with the exception that it 

 has a red crest, some two inches in length, which is permanently 

 displayed like that of the Cockatiel; the female has a grey crest; it 

 was described by Latham under the name of Psittacus galeatus, by 

 Wagler under that of Cory don galeatus, and by Viellot under that of 

 Cacatua galeata, albeit it is not a Cockatoo, but more nearly related 

 to the Platycerci. 



It is a great pity that the ornithological treasures of Tasmania are 

 not more frequently imported, for, in consequence of the geographical 

 position of that island, and the temperate climate it enjoys, its fauna 

 is peculiarly adapted for acclimatisation in this country of ours: and 

 English productions, whether animal or vegetable, that have been in- 

 troduced into Tasmania, have all flourished there exceedingly, some 

 even to an undesirable extent, for instance the rabbit and the thistle: 

 it is a fruitful and charming isle, but no better at present than a 

 "Sleepy Hollow"; its time will come, however, and perhaps before 

 long: even now it is a sanatorium for the inhabitants of the mainland, 

 exhausted by the heat of the Australian summer, and the fierce struggle 

 for wealth that is always raging in the cities and towns of the young 

 — old — island continent on the opposite side of Bass's Straits, where 

 people make haste to get rich, in order to, with as little delay as 

 possible, go "home", in nine cases out of ten, to die. 



