PIES. 
PARROT. 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Strong hooked bill ; upper mandible moveable. 
Tongue large, blunt, rounded, and fleshy. 
Four toes on each foot; two placed forwards and two 
backwards. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Psittacus MOLirccENSis. Ps. albus in colorem dilute roseum in- 
clinans, crista subtus rubra, rectri- 
cibus lateralibus intus a basi ad me- 
dium usque sulphureis. Linn. Syst. 
Nat. Gmel , 1 . p. 33 1 . 
White inclining to a pale rose-colour, 
the Crest red underneath ; the side 
tail feathers, from the base to the 
middle, are of a brimstone-colour on 
the inner webs. 
Cacatua rubro cristata. Briss. Av. 4. 
p. 209 . no. 10. 
Molucca, or Great Lath. Syn. 1. p. 2 57 • no. 02. Buff. 
red-crested. Cockatoo. Birds, v. 6. p. 85. Ediu. Av. 4. 
t. 160. 
The beautiful crest of the eockatoo gives him 
a picturesque appearance, and an expression of dig- 
