Tlir V>itvp-Ptiril '"iwlinldo 81 
food mostly consists of seeds, uniiii, uiithc Iti-cad (a species of 
fundus) and small tuberous and bulbous i'(hiIs. 
Appearance and Attractive Qualities : This 
strikes one as distinctly odd at first, owin^ to the extent and 
shape of the bare skin round anil below the eyes ; it has however 
a very clear and beautiful dark-brown eye, and when clean and in 
f>ood feather is a handsome bird indeed. 
I have handled quite a numlier (for so uncommon a species) 
of this species and always found them most confiding, engaging, 
and droll birds ; always ready to have the poll scratched or to 
come out of their cage for a game of romps ; I have never been 
bitten by one yet, though of coui'se one always approaches a 
strange Parrot or Cockatoo with care, but after the first few 
minutes have always been able to handle them with impunity. 
They recognise kindness an<[ |)etting more than any sjiecies of 
Cockatoo I know, and usually rei)ay it with a very abandon of 
confidence. 
The following notes I am taking from a paper by Frau 
Oberin Kanzler in the " Die Gefiederte Welt," Feb. 17, 1910, as it 
records a recent experience with the species : 
" when he arrived the naked skin round tlie eye struck me at first 
