PLYCTOLOPHUS LEADBEATERI, Fig. 



Plyct. albus ; gents, collo in J route, pectore, tectricibus alarum inferioribus, abdomineque medio roseo- 

 tinctis ; crista elongatce occipitalis plumis basi roseis, apice albis, macula flavd in medio notatis ; 

 pogoniis remigum rectricumque internis roseis, illarum saturatioribus ; rostro corneo ; pedibus 

 fuscis. 



Long. tot. 15 unc. ; alee, 10J ; caudce, 6J; tarsi, J. 



All the plumage white ; forehead, front and sides of the neck, centre of the under surface of the 

 wing, middle of the abdomen, and the basal portion of the inner webs of the tail-feathers tinged with 

 rose colour, becoming of a rich salmon colour under the wing ; feathers of the occipital crest, crimson 

 at the base with a yellow spot in the centre, and white at the tip ; bill light horn colour ; feet dark 

 brown. 



Syn. Plyctolophus Leadbeateri, Vig. in Proc. of Comm. of Sci. and Corr. of Zool. Soc, Part I., 

 1830-31, p. 61.— in Lear's 111. Psitt., pi. 5.— in Phil. Mag., 1831, p. 55. 

 Cacatua Leadbeateri, Wagl. Mon. Psitt. in Abhand., p. 692. 



Habitat. Australia : locality, interior of New South Wales. 



