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OBANGE-BELLIED PABBAEEET. 
islands : it is about tbe size of tbe ordinary Grrey Parrot, and resembles 
it rather closely in form and appearance, with the exception that it 
has a red crest, some two inches in length, which is permanently 
displayed like that of the Cockatiel; the female has a grey crest; it 
was described by Latham under the name of Psittacus galeatus ’ by 
Wagler under that of Corydon galeatus, and by Viellot under that of 
Oacatua galeata, albeit it is not a Cockatoo, but more nearly related 
to the Platycerci. 
It is a great pity that the ornithological treasures of Tasmania are 
not more frequently imported, for, in consequence of the geographical 
position of that island, and the temperate climate it enjoys, its fauna 
is peculiarly adapted for acclimatisation in this country of ours; and 
English productions, whether animal or vegetable, that have been in- 
troduced into Tasmania, have all flourished there exceedingly, some 
even to an undesirable extent, for instance the rabbit and the thistle: 
it is a fruitful and charming isle, but no better at present than a 
Sleepy Hollow”; its time will come, however, and perhaps before 
long: even now it is a sanatorium for the inhabitants of the mainland, 
exhausted by the heat of the Australian summer, and the fierce struggle 
for wealth that is always raging in the cities and towns of the young 
—old— island continent on the opposite side of Bass’s Straits, where 
people make haste to got rich, in order to, with as little delay as 
possible, go “home”, in nine cases out of ten, to die. 
