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(157) THE EOSEATE COCKATOO. 

 (CACATUA EOSEICAPILLA- Vieill) 



Description. — Forehead, crown, and occiput white, tinged with 

 pink ; nape, sides of the head, breast and the rest of the underparts 

 rosy red ; back and wings delicate ashy grey ; ends of the primaries 

 ashy black ; under surface of the tail feathers also ashy black. 



Hab.— Found throughout the greater part of Australia. 



Length of life in captivity. 

 Specimens have been living for the past twelve years. 



(158) THE CITEON-CEESTED COCKATOO. 

 (CACATUA CITEINO-CHISTATA— Eraser.) 



Description, — 'Smaller in size than the sulphur-crested cockatoo ; 

 general colour snow white ; crest pointed and of a citron yellow colour. 

 Hab. — Timor Laut. 



Length of life in captivity. 



Over six years. » 



(159) LEADBEATEE'S COCKATOO. 

 (CACATUA LEADBEATEKI— {Vig.) ) 



Description. — General colour white ; nape, sides of the neck, neck 

 and breast rosy red, deeper about the breast ; a red band across the 

 front at the base of the bill ; under surface of the wings also rosy red ; 

 the crest is very conspicuous, being formed of double rows of plumes 

 joined in front at an obtuse angle ; the plumes are red at the base, 

 above that pinkish yellow, then red again, and the tips white; bill 

 horny white ; legs flesh colour. 



Hab. — Australia. 



Length of life in captivity. 

 Specimens have been living in the garden since 1382. 



(160) THE BAEE-EYED COCKATOO. 

 (CACATUA GYMNOPIS— Sclater.) 



The distinctive characteristic of this species is the bare area round 

 the eye; this bare space is much dilated underneath, and of a plum* 

 beous blue colour ; crest pyramidal ; lores and front rosy red. 



Hab. — Australia. 



