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=185* Musk Lorikeet=, Green Keet, Green Leek (e), _Glossopsittacus concinnus_, E.A., S.A., T.
[~185-187 _Genus, Glossopsitta._]
Nom. v.c. _flowering eucalypts_ 8.5
Green; forehead, behind ear red; bill black tipped red; f., sim. Honey. Screech.
=186 Purple-crowned Lorikeet=, _G. porphyrocephalus_, N.S.W.
V., S.A., W.A.
[~185-187 _Genus, Glossopsitta._]
Nom. flocks with 185. r. _eucalypts_ 6.5
Green; forehead red, yellow; behind ear fainter red, yellow; crown purple; behind head yellowish-green; shoulder light-blue; under wing crimson; under greenish-gray; flanks, under-tail golden-green; bill black; f., sim. Honey. Screech.
=187 Little Lorikeet=, Jerryang, _G. pusillus_, E.A., S.A., T.
[~185-187 _Genus, Glossopsitta._]
Nom. flocks with 185. c. _eucalypts_ 6.5
Green; face deep-red; hind-neck brown; wings black edged green; tail feathers gra.s.s-green, inner webs red at base, yellowish at tip; f., smaller. Honey. Screech.
F. 74. CYCLOPSITTACIDAE (2), Fig-Parrots, 23 sp. A.
F. 75. CACATUIDAE (17), c.o.c.kATOOS, 29 sp.--28(28)A., 1(1)O.
(Philippine Is.).
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=188 Black c.o.c.katoo=, Funereal Black c.o.c.katoo, _Calyptorhynchus funereus_, S.Q., N.S.W., V., S.A., T., King Is.
Small flocks, r. _timber_ 26
Black; ear-patch, under tail yellow; f., sim. Wood-boring larvae. Seeds. "Wy-la."
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=189 Banksian c.o.c.katoo=, Banksian Black c.o.c.katoo, C. _banksi_, E.A., S.A.
r. _timber_ 24
Glossy greenish-black; vermilion-red band on tail; f., yellow side of head, neck. Caterpillars, seeds.
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=190 Glossy c.o.c.katoo= (Leach Black), _C. viridis_, E.A., S.A.
Small flocks, r. _timber_ 19.5
Glossy greenish-black; deep vermilion-red on tail; f., no vermilion on tail. Sheoak (_Casuarina_) seeds.
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=191* Gang-gang c.o.c.katoo= (Red-crowned), Red-crowned Parrot (e), Galah (e), _Callocephalum galeatum_, S.Q., N.S.W., V., T., King Is.
[~191 _Genus, Callocephalon._
v.r. _forest_ 13.5
Head, crest fine scarlet; rest slate-gray barred grayish-green; wings tinged green; under tinged red; f., head, crest gray. Eucalypt seeds.
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=192 White c.o.c.katoo= (Sulphur-crested), _Cacatua galerita_, A., T., King Is.
[~192-194 _Genus, Cacatoes._]
Nom. Flocks, v.c. _timber_, _open plains_ 20
White; crest, under wing, portion of tail sulphur-yellow; f., sim. Seeds, grain, native bread, bulbous roots, gra.s.shoppers'
eggs. Screech.
=193* Pink c.o.c.katoo= (Leadbeater), Major Mitch.e.l.l, _C.
leadbeateri_, Int. A.
[~192-194 _Genus, Cacatoes._]
Nom. r. _lofty gums_ 16
"Most beautiful and elegant" c.o.c.katoo; white; forehead, neck, under wing, middle abdomen, base of tail salmon pink becoming deeper under wing; crest crimson, yellow, white; eyes black; f., yellow in crest brighter; eyes reddish-brown. Plaintive cry.
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=194* Rose-breasted c.o.c.katoo=, Galah, Willie-willock, Willock, _C. roseicapilla_, A., T. (acc).
[~192-194 _Genus, Cacatoes._]
Nom. large flocks, c. _plains_ 14
Upper gray; under deep rose pink; head pinky-white; "the second most beautiful of c.o.c.katoos;" f., sim. Seeds, salt-bush.
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=195 Long-billed c.o.c.katoo=, Corella, _Licmetis nasica_, N.
