. Birds and their ways; . s tinged withpale rose-color. Here is his portrait, andhe is certainly one of the handsomest birdswe have yet seen. The little girls so warmly admired thisbeautiful foreigner that Malcolm accusedthem of coveting his feathers for theirdolls hats. After this idea had been sug-gested, they gazed at them more wistfullythan ever. The red-crested cockatoo is a verymajestic bird, continued Miss Harson ;he is even larger than the great whitecockatoo, but not nearly so will imitate the cries of animals, andseems to take special delight in the cack-ling of hens
. Birds and their ways; . s tinged withpale rose-color. Here is his portrait, andhe is certainly one of the handsomest birdswe have yet seen. The little girls so warmly admired thisbeautiful foreigner that Malcolm accusedthem of coveting his feathers for theirdolls hats. After this idea had been sug-gested, they gazed at them more wistfullythan ever. The red-crested cockatoo is a verymajestic bird, continued Miss Harson ;he is even larger than the great whitecockatoo, but not nearly so will imitate the cries of animals, andseems to take special delight in the cack-ling of hens and the crowing of cocks. Hespends much of his time in screaming Cockatoo! like most of the species ;and, as his noises are accompanied by a con-stant flapping of the wings, he is anythingbut a quiet bird. THE COCKATOO. 387 These birds are all natives of the Mo-lucca Islands, though many of the speciesare to be found in Australia. They aregenerally kept in a large bell-shaped cagemade of wire, with two perches and a large. leadbeaters cockatoo {Cacatua Leadbeateri). metal ring, in which they delight to large white cockatoo took great pleasurein having some one swing him round as fastas possible while he held on with his he went through the air he would cryout in delight, * Oh what a lark ! Oh whata lark! 388 BIRDS AND THEIR WAYS. Can the cockatoos talk, just like par-rots? asked Clara. Not so well as parrots, was the reply. It is said to be difficult to teach cockatoosto speak at all. They listen better thanother parrots, and are more obedient, butin vain attempt to repeat what is said tothem, and seem as if they tried to make upfor this by affectionate caresses and otherexpressions of feeling-. Their mild disposi-tion and graceful motions add much to theirbeauty. In some parts of India, we aretold, they become so domesticated as tobuild their nests on the roofs of the houses. Many years ago a pair of cockatooswere exhibited in Paris and did manywonderful thing
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