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9. Little Corella Kakatoe sanguinea Gould 
san-guiri-e-a — L., sanguineus , blood-stained. 
Distribution . — Northern, central, north-western, and South Australia, 
and New South Wales ; inland chiefly. 
Notes . — Also called Bare-eyed Cockatoo and Blood-stained Cockatoo. 
Usually in pairs or flocks, frequenting open country interspersed with belts 
of scrub, or timber bordering watercourses. It spends much of its time 
on the ground feeding on the seeds of grasses and other plants, also on 
bulbs and roots. It generally feeds just after sunrise and before dusk, 
spending the rest of the day in a tree, where it occupies itself by stripping 
off leaves, twigs, and bark, very often completely destroying many trees. 
Nest . — In a hollow limb or hole in a tree. 
Eggs. — Usually three, white. Breeding-season: August to October. 
10. Corella Kakatoe tenuirostris Kuhl 
ten-u-i-ros-tris — L., tenuis , slender; L., rostrum, bill. 
Distribution. — Southern, Western, and north-western Australia. 
Notes . — Also called Long-billed Cockatoo. Usually in pairs or flocks, 
frequenting plains or timber bordering watercourses. It spends much of 
its time on the ground, feeding on the seeds of grasses and other plants 
and on bulbous roots. 
Nest . — In a hollow limb or hole in a tree. 
Eggs. — Two to four, white. Breeding-season: August to November. 
11. White Cockatoo Kakatoe galerita Latham 
gal-er-l'-ta — L., galeritus, crested. 
Distribution . — Australia (except Western Australia, south of the 
Fitzroy River), King Island, and Tasmania; also occurs in the Molucca 
Islands and New Guinea. 
Notes . — Also called Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Usually in pairs or 
flocks, frequenting heavily timbered mountain ranges, open forest-lands, 
and timber bordering watercourses. The normal food of this Cockatoo 
consists of seeds and bulbous roots. While the flock is feeding 
individual birds perch on the topmost branches of a high tree to act as 
sentinels, giving a shrill screech to warn the flock when an enemy 
approaches. This species causes considerable damage to crops, chieflv 
wheat and maize, either when newly planted or when ripening. 
Nest . — In a hollow limb or hole in a tree ; also in holes in cliffs. 
Eggs. — Usually two, white. Breeding-season: August to November. 
12. Pink Cockatoo Kakatoe leadbeateri Vigors 
leadbeateri — Benjamin Leadbeater, a London naturalist. 
Distribution . — North-western, Western, and South Australia, and the 
interior of Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. 
Notes. — Also called Major Mitchell, Wee Juggler, and Leadbeater’s 
Cockatoo. Usually in pairs or small flocks, frequenting thickly timbered 
