- A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily Cacatuinae,
having a short, strong, and much curved beak, and the head ornamented
with a crest, which can be raised or depressed at will. There are
several genera and many species; as the broad-crested (Plictolophus, /
Cacatua, cristatus), the sulphur-crested (P. galeritus), etc. The palm
or great black cockatoo of Australia is Microglossus aterrimus.
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