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AN AUSTRALIAN BIRD BOOK. 
194* Rose-breasted Cockatoo, Galah, Willie-willock, Wil- 
lock, C. roseicapilla, A., T. (ace). 
Nom. large flocks, c. plains 14 
Upper gray; under deep rose pink; head pinky-white; "the 
second most beautiful of cockatoos;" f., sim. Seeds, 
salt-bush. 
with its powerful bill to get the insect larvae feeding there. It 
is a valuable forest-saving bird. 
The Glossy or Leach Black Cockatoo is named after Dr. Leach, 
who did a great amount of work on Australian animals about 100 
years ago. It is a rare bird, and may readily be distinguished 
by its smaller size and more glossV plumage. 
The peculiar gray Gang-gang Cockatoos are common in parts of 
the forest country. The male is easily recognized by his red head 
and crest. I occasionally see these interesting birds in the big 
eucalypt forests of Gippsland. I was surprised to discover that, 
in South Gippsland, it is generally called the Galah, a name which 
belongs to quite a different bird (194). 
The screeching, fussy White Cockatoo, with its delicate sulphur 
crest, is well known. Many country dwellers enjoy the privi- 
lege of often seeing these snowy-white birds almost covering 
a dead tree. They are favorites as pets, and live to a good old 
age. They render good service at times by digging up and eat- 
ing grasshoppers' eggs, though they do damage to maize and other 
crops. As they post sentinels, they are difficult birds to approach. 
