. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. CLIMBERS. 267. kernel, continually utters a short clucking sound, indicative of pleasure. It soon learns to repeat â words and short sentences, and to speak with tolerable distinctness. Some- times when excited it utters most ear- piercing screams, and always appears to practice any new accomplishment when it thinks that no one is within hearing. The color of the bird is green, and a rose- colored band round its neck g
. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. CLIMBERS. 267. kernel, continually utters a short clucking sound, indicative of pleasure. It soon learns to repeat â words and short sentences, and to speak with tolerable distinctness. Some- times when excited it utters most ear- piercing screams, and always appears to practice any new accomplishment when it thinks that no one is within hearing. The color of the bird is green, and a rose- colored band round its neck gives it the name of the Rose-ringed Parrakeet. The bill is red. The Cockatoos are remarkable for the powdery surface of their wings, and the crest on the head, which can be raised or depressed at pleasure. The Sulphur- crested Cockatoo is an inhabitant of New Guinea. Its color is white, and the crest is of a sulphur yellow. Its white plumage glancing among the dense dark foliage of its native forests, imparts a wonderful beauty to the scene, and as Sir Thomas Mitchell re- marks, " amidst the umbrageous foliage, forming dense masses of shade, the white cockatoos sported like spirits of ; This Cockatoo is easily tamed, and is of a very affectionate dispo- sition. When in captivity it has been known to live to the age of 120 years. Its nest is built in hollow trees and the crevices of rocks. The eggs are white. The length of the bird is about' eighteen inches. The Woodpeckers, whose name indicates their habits, ,are widely spread, being found in all quarters of the globe except Australia. They subsist on insects and grubs, which they dig out of trees, or discover under the bark. For this purpose, Ringed Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-
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