Psittacus Philippinarum, LINNÆUS; Le petit Kakatoes des
Philippines, BUFFON; Der rothbäuchige Kakatu, BECHSTEIN.
This species, the size of the grey parrot, is but thirteen inches in
length. The beak is white, or of a pale flesh colour, and grey at the
base; the circle of the eyes is yellowish-red; the feet are of a
silver-grey; the general colour of the body is white; the head is
ornamented with a tuft, in which there is nothing remarkable but its
raising it in the form of a shell.
OBSERVATIONS.--It is a native of the Philippines. Its beauty and great
docility are its chief merits; for it cannot speak, and it also
appears of a jealous nature, being angry when it sees the other
parrots caressed, and making the unpleasant cry of "_aiai, miai!_"
but never "_cockatoo_."