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PSITTACID^* 



STIRPS II.— PLYCTOLOPHINA, Vigors. 

 GENUS CCVII — PLYCTOLOPHUS, VieiUot. COCKATOO, 



Rostrum magnum, crassum, 

 maxime aduncum : mandi- 

 hula superior marginibus 

 dilatatis ; iriferior Integra. 



Caput crista plicatili aut pen- 

 dula ornatum. 



PeriophthalmcB nudas. 



Cauda brevis, quadrata, 

 aequalis. 



Beak large, thick, much 

 hooked : the upper man- 

 dible with its edges di- 

 lated, ; the lower intire. 



Head furnished with a fold- 

 ing or pendulous crest. 



Periophthalmce naked. 



Tail short, quadrate, even. 



These birds are generally white, or of pale colours ; 

 they inhabit the more distant parts of India j are very 

 docile, and frequent marshy places. 



Sp. 1 . PI. Moluccensis. 



Psittacus cristatus. SkatVf v. viii. p. 478. pi. 72. — Molucca 

 Islands. 



Sp. 2. PI. Pliilippinarum. 



Psittacus Philippinarum. ShaWj v. viii. p. 481. — Philippine 

 Islands. 



Sp. 3. PI. sulphureus. 



Psittacus sulphureus. Shaw, v. viii. p. 480. pi. 73. — The Mo- 

 lucca Islands. 

 Sp. 4. PI. galeritus. 



Psittacus galeritus. Shaw, v. viii.jp. 479. — New Holland. 

 Sp. 5. PI. tenuirostris. 



Pl. crista parvafrordali applanatd et depressa erectili alba; basi 



rosacea; loris roseis ; rostroflavo gracili. 

 Cockatoo with a small frontal white crest^ rosy at the base 3 the 



beak yellow and slender. 



