CALYPTORHYNCHUS b a n k s i i .
Banksian Cockatoo.
—oiittw, v*en. ^iooi., . p. */o —juam. wen. Hist., voL
Psittacus magnificus, Shaw, Nat Misc^pl^5(j^ ^
I uji Hhjn >v R „ l i Tnl?« p '271 y .
“^ T T £ § 1 ‘- 1 i.>,683 p] 27 (a very young bird).—rSelby In Nat.
ll" ‘h p t rh y iiim m d th ita i I. i-t M ^ p S w r e n ow k n ow n each of which has ite
H H H m E ® 1 ir ■ <,r B P ^ ses- | S present specfes, which is one of those
“> 'Vhieh.. ns w i l ^ e ^ e n , above, several'ipecific appellations
^ l i v ' S S W S f p s , "rl' e l o r . r f K I e v W k n o ™ . i t t o o c c u r its
f h< U 'm u 'd j j.«andjJ’r^tVh 111 p* on tlA o iu b It is not unfre,
f$ rU ., l V ' 1 11 U.; '"■lilu'Jl <■ 1 * Vlir^etowns.’ and'iPhlike'frequents the
pirrs „ r i h f J ^ lK U m ,t hod, on M se 'e d sV th e B ank«* and
, h M W « ^ .h - 4 « g ^ £i| g ^ r Ll! may o ^ 4 c k \ ^ ^ ^ » ^ t h « s e ; t h a t infest
m m m these large grubs is no less remarkable
ont the wood of both the
g U rp jiMd-.man. r In m. h, ., ind .il,[,i.,ing .........TTiK^H^diu frew ire -
U1,<i e # ! l ',|T1C ‘ kU I"MU11 111 equu-LS 1 considerable decree of cantion to
!*■ ire tiiu i~ > .» rw r. pirtunhrly » lienDt'J^ferdiu^ebi n ibis niav be
(1" ' U ^ L ^ t u ^ n t mow, about"
either in pairs or j J g S g S g unis « ^ iT ^ h n ir’ tu’ n g h v ^ u m b u 'jIrf'fligtn is heavy, and lh( »mgs
inounj, high in ihe airflim ilthOUgh its flight Is
somewhat p r .r n .u d i n d ^ C T t ^ M ^ ^ s £ i l , ’’s ar. p .rfo rm 'Z d ^ ir^ li n,•..'higher thui »sufficient
^ ligsuimoun« tin ’’top.*°gE|S lofu J Iyiy.pt} i iriUTif Ir n U < fl^i-trupS'iitT « ^T n lh? 1 lr„cr kindstof
» n. h. li i l n i o v r tm v . i r i a l h ^ ^ l s ^ 'l ^ r tm ^ u ^ o ^ ^ ^ ^ i ^ . Piggs ln some f e t e l s lb l e ^ r e , spont
ni-liijibi1 the onT^Vj. .Mb'ciniithe rott. n 'woo'd it lljedjpfioiif, oi tin rllupsRKule lrKjffi bird in forming
^raiuexcavatiQnt i |
HJjLkj-9 m.d( Jilid i . .m i3 W ^ ^ r burl.-', i . s d ill.^ iW im .id .r ib ly from the S S ^ e j ^ ^ m a r i c i n g of
§4 f"«pjuil>»gu Alud ll^nci- has ,pr-e?niJcMj-Hl \nrmnv n;u6e |‘assigned to this bird; the
above list of synonyms has b<^«'brJted}out'iitKconsiderable eare, a n f ' i S r ^ 6 fe;be found correct.
I t is 'great pleasure % a ? J find, tha^jmfhim JSaU w, having the priority, the name of
the illustrious'Banks, will eve^hsSet^ged'as th e ^ g in ^ v e appellationjof this'nobie and ornamental bird.;
Ijneyipiidd that B E H in'gny powi rSjjgniu a . muiy pages «spitting it. bihits apd ^ ^ f c ^ l h a v e
-lines ; buf flu* t 4, mu.t dnn]>J 'gpou nme future historian of the productions of a cpuntiw;teenang with
rhe^jfeghM^mti r c l, and 'vhMg M^doubtless find occupation in investigating the minute details of that
respecting which I am only able
a bro^-hapd of ricli deep vermilion across
tie middle nt « •H u y b e jvio eeny-al tail-feathers, and the externifjfeb Of.the outer feather on'each side •
feel iiicnlQrovjul; bill in youngisp^cimens greyish white, jn old specimens black.
;.-Tbe fepale has the generaltp lii^ r^ 'g lS sy greenish Uaekf<£ch feather of; l^e’Jiead, sid ^ io f the neck
and Jwing-covertg pal®, yellow ; under s ij^ e ^ irqro..cd by n a rr^ i irregular bars, 'of.pale yellow, becoming
’feijfteryiu’-tlie abdonu n ,* m dcr tajl tovy t.'i ryw d ^ n in on freeldeil Inm of yellowish ted ; tail banded
with red, pacing into sulphur-yellow on tbcpjj^ucr margins ^^^ielfeatliers, and iulerrnptcd by numerous
narrow irreg ular bars and freckles o f black. 1 -
The Plate represent t^e-male and female ab o u t^S ttiQ l^ o f-tie natural size.