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LESSER SULPHUR-CRESTED COCKATOO. 
Plyctolophus sulphureus Vieillot. 
PLATE XIV. 
Plyctolophus sulphureus, Lear's Parrots. — Psittacus sul- 
phureus, Lath. Ind. Orn. i. p. 109, sp. 81 ; Shaw's Zool. 
vo!. viii. p. 480, pi. 73. — Cacatua sulphurea, Wagler, 
Mon. Psitt. in Abhand. fyc. p. 695, sp. 7 Lesser White 
Cockatoo, with yellow crest, Edwards, 7, t. 317. 
This species we frequently see in confinement ; 
for though rarely able to articulate more than a fev 
words, its handsome appearance, docile disposition, 
and amusing habits, render it a great favourite with 
those who delight iu feathered pets. It is kind and 
affectionate to those it is accustomed to see, and 
who feed and take care of it; but suspicious of 
strangers, whose caresses it rarely admits of with 
impunity. When alarmed or irritated, it erects the 
crest to the fullest extent, making a peculiar noise ; 
at other times it is kept depressed, and hanging over 
the nape of the neck. 
The general plumage of tlie body is white, slight- 
ly tinted upon the breast, sides, and inner wing-co- 
verts with pale sulphur yellow. The crest, in form 
