PARRAKEET COCKATOO . — JSfymphicus Novoe Hollandicc . 
The general form of tlie Parrots is too well known to need description. All 
birds belonging to this large and splendid group can be recognised by the shape 
of their beaks, which are large, and have the upper mandible extensively curved 
and hanging far over the lower; in some species the upper mandible is of extra- 
ordinary length. 
The Parrakeet Cockatoo is a native of Australia. It is mostly seen upon the 
ground, where it runs with great swiftness, and is very accomplished at winding 
its way among the grass stems, upon the seeds of which it subsists. 
163 m 2 
