480 



VAR. ? 



SMALLER SULPHUR-CRESTED COCKATOO, 



Psittacus sulphureus. P. alhus, crista plicatili acuminata et mC'' 

 cula infra oculos sulphureis. Lath, ind, orn. 



White Cockatoo, with pointed sulphur-coloured crest, and a sul- 

 phur-coloured spot beneath each eye. 



Psittacus albus galeritus. Frisck. f, 50. 



Avis Kakatoeha orientalis, &c. Sek 1. t, 5g,f, 1. 



Kakatoes a huppe iaune. Buff', ois, PL Enl, 14.. i . r 



Lesser White Cockatoo. Edw, pi, 317. 



This, in almost every respect except in si^Cj, 

 is so perfectly similar to the preceding, as to make 

 it doubtful whether it should not rather be con- 

 sidered as a variety than a distinct species. It 

 has long ago been described and excellently 

 figured in the work of Edwards. Its size is a trifle 

 smaller than that of the common grey Parrot, and 

 its length about fifteen inches : its colour white, 

 with a cast of pale yellow on the breast, the sides, 

 and the inner wing-coverts: there is also a large 

 yellow spot beneath each eye: the crest is shaped 

 as in the preceding bird, and is of a fine sulphur- 

 yellow; the orbits of the eyes bare and ash-oo- 

 loured; the bill black, and the legs deep lead- 

 colour. It is a native of the Molucca islands. 



