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^ANKSIAN COCKATOO. 



Psittacus Banksii. P. suhscristatns niger, f route humerisque gilvf/ 

 maculatis, cauda medio rubra fasciis numerosis nigris. 



Slightly- crested black Cockatoo, with bufF-spotted front and 

 shoulders, and tail red in the middle with numerous black 

 bars. 



Banksian Cockatoo. LatL Syn. svippl. pL ICQ. Whitens Journ. 

 pi p. 139. 



Magnificent Cockatoo. Nat. Misc. 2. pL 50. 

 Funereal Cockatoo. Nat. Misc. Q.pU 186. 



The Banksian Cockatoo is a native of New 

 Holland, where it was discovered during the first 

 circumnavigation of Captain Cook. Its size i& 

 that of the Scarlet Mac.caw, and its length about 

 twenty-two inches: its colour is black, more or 

 less varied or spotted about the shoulders, front, 

 and under parts of the body with yellowish or 

 clay-coloured spots : the head is furnished with a 

 moderately large crest, but not extending so far 

 back as in most of the other cockatoos ; and the 

 tail, which is of greater length than in the rest, is 

 bright scarlet; all the feathers except the two 

 middle ones being crossed by pretty numerous 

 black bars, making an elegant appearance when 

 the tail is spread: the bill is very large, and of a 

 yellowish horn-colour, and the legs black. 



This magnificent species varies considerably in 

 its plumage in different specimens. Whether these 

 differences are owing merely to sex and the dif- 



