| 单词 | cockatoo |
| 例句 | Liyana had never touched a cockatoo, but she liked how it sounded. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Then he felt the earring loosening, and the cockatoo, the earring firmly in its beak, fell from his shoulder. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The rose cockatoo rested once again on her arm, the earring dangling from its beak like a golden worm. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Across the pond Seth yelled, and a small flock of cockatoos took flight. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Darlene put the cage on the bar and uncovered a huge, scrofulous rose cockatoo that looked, like a used car, as if it had passed through the hands of many owners. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z On the right Darlene with her ball gown was holding the cockatoo and smiling a starlet’s smile. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The cockatoo noticed him before Darlene did, for its beads of eyes had been focusing on Ignatius’ hoop of a novelty earring ever since it had come onstage. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The cockatoo flapped and squawked until she stuck the novelty earring, its favorite toy, in its beak. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost everything he encountered in Cuba—including, at our hotel, the variety of fish in the ponds, whose species he could easily name, and the caged cockatoos in the lobby—pleased him. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Ignatius knocked over another table as he and the cockatoo lurched forward. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Lourdes refilled the mosaic-lined fountain with sweet water and built an aviary in the garden, stocking it with toucans and cockatoos, parrots, a macaw, and canaries that sang in high octaves. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Is the room bugged, why have they lit the fire and not the chandelier, and what does the talking cockatoo have to do with it? Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Darlene looked at the golden earring that the cockatoo had brought home. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Breakfast was punctuated by the shrieks and cries of howler monkeys, hill mynahs and Moluccan cockatoos. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She could not think about names; she was too distracted by the glorious gowns the women wore, the elegant way they carried their fans, the colorful headpieces that perched on their heads like pet cockatoos. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Or that Lark showed him the video of her cockatoo dancing to a theme song he knows by heart. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Beatrice’s mother was not an impatient woman, but she had eventually divorced Leon to pursue her own career as a cockatoo trainer at Parrot Jungle, a tourist attraction in Miami. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The toucans and cockatoos circled in confusion before flying north. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The cockatoo was placed in the lowest ring, and with beak and claw began to climb up to the next highest ring. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She picked up her Harlett O’Hara gown from the sofa and hung it in the closet while the cockatoo watched her and squawked a bit from its perch. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In his first few seconds on screen he speaks Russian and plies a cockatoo with vodka. Movie Review: Superhero Sequel With Robert Downey Jr. and Mickey Rourke 2010-05-06T19:33:00Z Mr. Eifert enjoyed the lush backyard with parrots, cockatoos and kookaburras and snorkeling nearby in the Great Barrier Reef, and a few days later they joined Mr. Davies-Griffith’s parents in Sydney. Fireworks on the Fourth? Try a Pair of Proposals 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z Corky is an ancient Cuban lady with a Hollywood bungalow, a cockatoo and a spirit guide called "the Gypsy" – ''The Yipsy is drivin' me crazy today. Vanished Years by Rupert Everett – review 2012-10-05T21:54:01Z By 1880 its 150 or so stores were “elaborate temples of tea and coffee,” the author writes, with an Asian theme, some with a cockatoo, the company’s early mascot, on a perch. Books of The Times: ?The Great A&P,? by Marc Levinson, a Retail History - Review 2011-09-06T21:03:24Z Unless all our future bosses are also naked, holding a cockatoo. From JLaw to Lena: How nudity became the new normal 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Wickham says this is “fabulous news for this large, quiet and beautiful cockatoo,” which just 20 years before had numbered only 110 individuals. Post-fire Australia will provide travelers with more opportunities for ‘restorative tourism’ 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z Echidna, narwhal, cockatoo, giraffe — each seems familiar, with eyes, a mouth, fingers, legs — and each is extraordinary as well! Review | Best new children’s and young-adult books this month 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z I zigzagged through a large group of cockatoos and brightly colored crimson rosella parrots and hopped back into the car. Stunning Vistas and Wildlife Along Australia’s Great Ocean Road 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Keep your ears open for the calls of cockatoos. 36 Hours in Honolulu 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z In the parking lot, some friendly wild cockatoos were hanging around, scavenging for dropped food. Stunning Vistas and Wildlife Along Australia’s Great Ocean Road 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z The opening episode, about birds, features a crow and a cockatoo that will, if nothing else, cause police agencies everywhere to look again at their unsolved breaking-and-entering cases. Critic’s Notebook: The Lives of Animals, Disabled and Otherwise 2014-04-08T21:23:36Z The artist Joseph Cornell once requested a picture of a street urchin with a white cockatoo. Hands Off the Library’s Picture Collection! 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z A cockatoo called Peaches squawks in a cage. David Hasselhoff: 'If we have to go with the Hoff to pay the rent, let's go with the Hoff' 2012-08-05T19:00:01Z In all his years in New York he never had a pet, until one day last August the cockatoo just flew into his massive, art-filled loft on Lafayette Street in SoHo. Up Close: Now Re-Mapping His Life 2011-05-18T18:00:47Z In addition, there’s an outdoor bistro under a starry set and a series of eclectic curtains with large, neon images of hummingbirds, flamingos and cockatoos that provide trippy backdrops to the kinetic dance numbers. Review: ‘La Cage aux Folles’ Brightens Up Berlin 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z And, if so, why the bustle, adding a fancy cockatoo to the female derrière? In Paris, Underneath It All 2013-07-29T10:37:16Z But after an intentionally blundering dance sequence — with the performers dressed like cockatoos — the circus wonders begin. Review: ‘La Verità’ Pays Homage to Salvador Dalí 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Painted glazed tiles are set so that vines and stalks of flowers — tiger lilies, chrysanthemums, peonies, poppies — seem to climb the walls; more tiles place pink and white cockatoos up in the crown molding. We’ll Always Have Paris, at Augustine 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z The caw of a cockatoo precedes a wash of cymbals. Readers recommend: songs about birds 2010-04-29T22:45:00Z You may even see, as I did recently, a woman strolling along with a cockatoo perched on her sun-tanned shoulder. In San Diego, dining options abound to match that casual beach vibe 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z Weird news: Owner of cursing cockatoo appeals noise complaint fine Topics: cockatoo, cursing, rhode island, , , WARWICK, R.I. Weird news: Owner of cursing cockatoo appeals noise complaint fine 2012-09-25T22:04:00Z In “Transcendence,” two vertical rose-breasted cockatoo wing feathers, finely cut to resemble a roost for tiny restless birds, “dissolve” into a soaring flock at the top of the frame. Review: Yes, those tiny birds were cut from real feathers 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z The photos accompanying the Vanity Fair piece show Lawrence topless, in a swimming pool, wearing only a diamond necklace and holding a cockatoo. From JLaw to Lena: How nudity became the new normal 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z “We were totally exotic, like some sort of cockatoos,” said Ms. Quintero, whose English now carries a bit of an Irish lilt. Rodrigo y Gabriela Return to Mexico City in Triumph 2012-01-23T22:57:36Z Thursday, May 2 Fed my pet white umbrella cockatoo, Phoenix, his breakfast. What I Wore Sandra Lee: Sandra Lee, Television Host — What I Wore 2013-05-10T20:41:37Z In the background, the second cockatoo, my stand-in, looks on quietly and then turns away. Not all animals have a use: The passing of John Berger brings to mind a prancing cockatoo 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z But you could walk around, and you could hold your hand out and they would come … there were macaws and cockatoos, they were just wonderful.” Sigrid Nunez's flawless recipe for literary excellence: Throw in a parrot 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z What really interested the scientists was that the birds were teaching other cockatoos how to do the same thing. Cockatoos and Humans Battle Over Trash Bins 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Scientists report that people in Sydney, Australia are in a battle with cockatoos. 2022 Year in Review: Amazing Animal Stories 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Besides the 10 remaining bison, the park is home to a horse, two donkeys, two mule deer, tortoises, alpacas, a llama, pigs, rabbits, chickens, geese, ducks, swans, an emu and a cockatoo. They called her Trouble, because she was. But the staff at a unique L.A. park will miss this bison 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z It has also been previously documented that some species, such as cockatoos in Australia, will actively rip anti-bird spikes from their moorings. 'The perfect revenge'? Birds are building fortresses from anti-bird spikes 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z A group of the birds in southern Sydney first learned to open the bins, and they transferred the knowledge to nearby cockatoo roosts. Parrots Are Taking Over the World 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z A year and a half later, cockatoos in 44 different areas knew the trick. Cockatoos and Humans Battle Over Trash Bins 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Allen’s own bird, an umbrella cockatoo named Toodles, grabbed the side of her cage and fanned her feathers to vie for attention. Spate of exotic bird thefts leaves SoCal parrot lovers on edge 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Then there’s the bird exhibit, featuring macaws, cockatoos and a lilac-crowned Amazon parrot who are on display daily. Resort fees are in the hot seat. Here are 10 of the weirdest. 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Apart from the usual concerns of noise, durability and logistics, the system needed to be protected against local cockatoos, who tend to pull things apart with their beaks. As Temperatures Rise, Melbourne’s Bats Get Their Own Sprinkler System 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z As part of her research, Andersson is investigating how the city cockatoos differ genetically from the native population. Parrots Are Taking Over the World 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z This time around, the scientists weren’t just studying cockatoos. Cockatoos and Humans Battle Over Trash Bins 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z He starred as a detective who carried a pet cockatoo on his shoulder and was fond of disguises. Robert Blake, actor acquitted in wife’s murder, dies at 89 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Now, researchers have shown the cockatoos appear to plan ahead for the job, toting with them the tools needed to solve a puzzle. Watch this genius bird plan for its ‘handyman’ job 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z An “innovation arms race” may be brewing between humans and trash-can-raiding cockatoos in Sydney’s suburbs. Science News Briefs from around the World: December 2022 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z An innovation arms race may be raging between cockatoos and humans in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia. 6 Weird and Wild Animal Behaviors Revealed in 2022 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z The researchers say it’s like a race between humans and cockatoos to learn new ways of doing things. Cockatoos and Humans Battle Over Trash Bins 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Initially, he parked a used camper on a lot owned by the Grubers, an affable couple who shared a mobile home with their five young daughters, multiple dogs, a baby goat and a cockatoo. Review | Drawn to the prairie, in search of answers to big questions 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z One at a time, 10 captive cockatoos were shown the box and offered two tools: a short, pointed stick and a longer, flexible straw. Watch this genius bird plan for its ‘handyman’ job 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z Now, she and colleagues turned their scientific gaze to the “human side of the cockatoo story.” Humans and parrots battle in an ‘arms race’ over trash in Australia 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z The innovation soon sparked a trend that spread throughout the cockatoo population. Cockatoos Work to Outsmart Humans in Escalating Garbage Bin Wars 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Now many cockatoos have learned how to push heavy items off of the bins. Cockatoos and Humans Battle Over Trash Bins 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Dr. Klump has observed cockatoos using brawn as well as brains to shove bricks off bins to get the prize. How a Garbage-Bin War Schools Humans and Birds 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Like most of us, the cockatoos weren’t excited to climb a ladder twice to do a job, although some did anyway. Watch this genius bird plan for its ‘handyman’ job 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z This tactic proved most successful at keeping the clever cockatoos out. Humans and parrots battle in an ‘arms race’ over trash in Australia 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Now new research illustrates how—by raiding garbage bins and trashing Sydney-area streets in the process—the cockatoos may have started an arms race with humans desperate to keep their neighborhoods clean. Cockatoos Work to Outsmart Humans in Escalating Garbage Bin Wars 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z The researchers say it's like a race between humans and cockatoos because ____________ Cockatoos and Humans Battle Over Trash Bins 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z It’s between humans and sulfur-crested cockatoos, and the battle is over the trash. How a Garbage-Bin War Schools Humans and Birds 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z “Our study shows the cockatoos can see the need for the tool set,” says Antonio Osuna-Mascaró, an evolutionary biologist and the study’s lead author. Watch this genius bird plan for its ‘handyman’ job 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z Like the parrots, humans learned from their neighbors, as the researchers discovered by asking more than 1000 people how they devised their cockatoo control methods. Humans and parrots battle in an ‘arms race’ over trash in Australia 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z This learning ability was highlighted in a 2021 paper that first documented the cockatoos opening bins in the suburbs of Sydney and nearby Wollongong, Australia. Cockatoos Work to Outsmart Humans in Escalating Garbage Bin Wars 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z What clever ideas can you think of to keep cockatoos from opening trash bins? Cockatoos and Humans Battle Over Trash Bins 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z The cockatoos, which are native to Australia and frequent the suburbs, were already known to be trash-bin bandits. How a Garbage-Bin War Schools Humans and Birds 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z But Goffin’s cockatoos have large brains compared with other birds, just as humans and chimps are big-brained compared with other great apes—and that may be the key trait necessary for anticipatory planning, Byrne says. Watch this genius bird plan for its ‘handyman’ job 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z With members of each species working together to outwit the other, this garbage-fueled arms race seems primed to intensify, the researchers note, as humans strengthen their defenses and cockatoos coordinate to circumvent them. Humans and parrots battle in an ‘arms race’ over trash in Australia 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Klump and her team then mapped out the garbage bins and statistically analyzed their spatial network to show that, like the cockatoos, humans living closer together tended to share similar strategies. Cockatoos Work to Outsmart Humans in Escalating Garbage Bin Wars 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z But as forests have been cut down, cockatoos have gotten used to living near people. Cockatoos and Humans Battle Over Trash Bins 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z For a sulfur-crested cockatoo, a garbage bin is a big draw. How a Garbage-Bin War Schools Humans and Birds 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Those include an ostrich, emus, a peacock, two sandhill cranes, cockatoos, and a Eurasian eagle owl, according to the sanctuary’s website. Bird flu kills 700 black vultures, closes animal sanctuary 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Benson-Amram agrees and recommends Sydney homeowners vary their strategies frequently to keep cunning cockatoos from cracking the code. Humans and parrots battle in an ‘arms race’ over trash in Australia 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Now that they know cockatoos can defeat at least one human defense, they need a bird’s-eye view of an escalating back and forth. Cockatoos Work to Outsmart Humans in Escalating Garbage Bin Wars 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Last year, scientists at the Max Planck Institute reported that cockatoos had learned how to open the lids on trash bins. Cockatoos and Humans Battle Over Trash Bins 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z As the cockatoos hunt carbs, they scatter trash far and wide. How a Garbage-Bin War Schools Humans and Birds 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Pink, for example on a galah cockatoo, can be due to weak absorption of all colors except red. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z The greater glider, which resembles a flying squirrel and was once common in national parks, has also been moved to the endangered list, along with the pink and black gang gang cockatoo. ‘Crisis and Decline’: Report Paints a Bleak Assessment of Australia’s Environment 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z They’re sulfur-crested cockatoos — popular pets in the United States — and corellas, a kind of cousin cockatoo that lacks that distinctive yellow plumage and appears to be suffering from a bad case of conjunctivitis. When Cockatoos Become Cocka-Too Much 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z The cockatoos must lift the heavy lid with their beaks and then walk along, pushing the lid up until it falls over. Cockatoos and Humans Battle Over Trash Bins 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z What do Asian elephants, peacock spiders and a cockatoo named Snowball have in common? Why scientists are also watching animal YouTube videos 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z And Snowball the dancing cockatoo likes to boogie to the Backstreet Boys. Pigs, like people, react emotionally to music 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z The study did find that intensive conservation efforts have helped to stem losses in some key bird populations, including the Kangaroo Island glossy black cockatoo and Eastern bristlebird. Flying high on the Australian charts: An album of endangered birdsongs 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z Of course, none of this is the cockatoos’ fault. When Cockatoos Become Cocka-Too Much 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z More than 15% of the people were taking steps to keep cockatoos out of their bins. Cockatoos and Humans Battle Over Trash Bins 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Snowball the dancing cockatoo - something of an online sensation - inspired his own Harvard-based study, which essentially concluded that it isn't only humans that enjoy music with a beat. Why scientists are also watching animal YouTube videos 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z In 2009, Snowball, a sulphur-crested cockatoo, stunned scientists and YouTube viewers alike when a video of him bobbing his head and lifting his legs to the Backstreet Boys’s song Everybody hit the internet. We got the beat: Lemurs show vocal musical rhythm, a rarity in animal kingdom 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z Scientists have observed wild cockatoos, members of the parrot family, crafting the equivalent of a crowbar, an ice pick, and a spoon to pry open one of their favorite fruits. Wild cockatoos make their own cutlery sets 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z Next, in the 1950s, the introduced virus myxomatosis razed the rabbit population, reducing competition for grain and helping cockatoo populations to flourish. When Cockatoos Become Cocka-Too Much 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z The goal was to make it hard for the cockatoos to open the bins, but still allow the lids to open easily when the bins were turned upside down and emptied. Cockatoos and Humans Battle Over Trash Bins 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Sulfur-crested cockatoos, which may sound exotic to Americans and Europeans, are everywhere in suburban areas of Sydney. Trash Parrots Invent New Skill in Australian Suburbs 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z As garbage trucks rolled down their routes and people shoved bins to the curb, Max Planck Institute behavioral ecologist Barbara Klump drove around and stopped to record cockatoos landing on bins. Bin there, done that: Cockatoos learn to lift trash lids 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z The Goffin’s cockatoo is known for being a clever and innovative social learner. Wild cockatoos make their own cutlery sets 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z In New South Wales, sulfur-crested cockatoos mastered the art of dumpster diving — then taught their peers. When Cockatoos Become Cocka-Too Much 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z It’s a “neat study,” he says, that does a good job showing the cockatoos learn from each other. Australia’s cockatoos are masters of dumpster diving—and now they’re learning from each other 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z The cockatoos’ new skill opens up a whole new resource for the birds. Trash Parrots Invent New Skill in Australian Suburbs 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z Not all cockatoos succeeded in opening them, but she took around 160 videos of victorious efforts. Bin there, done that: Cockatoos learn to lift trash lids 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z For the new study, O’Hara and his colleagues traveled to this cockatoo’s home on Indonesia’s Tanimbar Islands. Wild cockatoos make their own cutlery sets 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z Farmers may not attempt to scare, disperse or destroy cockatoos without state permission. When Cockatoos Become Cocka-Too Much 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z The focal point is a white cockatoo inside the vessel near the apex of the composition, sure to be asphyxiated as a demonstration of the absence of air in a vacuum. 'The Blue Boy' for 'A Bird': The Joseph Wright painting at the center of a Huntington swap 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z They also marked and observed about 100 of the cockatoos to better understand individual behavior. Trash Parrots Invent New Skill in Australian Suburbs 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z Parrots — which include cockatoos — are known for being among the most clever birds. Bin there, done that: Cockatoos learn to lift trash lids 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z The scientists spent almost 900 hours looking up to watch wild cockatoos feed, but didn’t witness tool use. Wild cockatoos make their own cutlery sets 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z On a video call with supporters, she played with a plush version of a cockatoo — a native Australian parrot. She was born in Australia and turns 4 on Saturday. The government wants her deported. 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z The palm cockatoo is thought to be the only bird species to use tools musically – drumming wood to attract a mate. Why the unique ‘drumming’ bird is in peril 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Mark O’Hara of the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, who studies wild Goffin’s cockatoos in Indonesia, said the study “beautifully combines citizen science with rigorous direct observations.” Trash Parrots Invent New Skill in Australian Suburbs 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z A lesser sulphur-crested cockatoo and a Nicobar pigeon were taken from Chaffee Zoo’s Australian Asian Aviary on Sunday around 4:30 a.m., California zoo reports 2 birds stolen, need special care 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z With their strong, curved beaks, Goffin’s cockatoos can feed on many types of fruit. Wild cockatoos make their own cutlery sets 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z The alleged bird bandit made off with a lesser sulphur-crested cockatoo and a Nicobar pigeon, the zoo said. Public's help sought after rare birds stolen from California zoo 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z A similar bird-popularity contest in Australia was rocked last year when its sponsor, The Guardian newspaper, detected automated voting for the rainbow lorikeet, the cockatoo and the black-throated finch, the eventual winner. Who Would Rig This Vote? The Fraud Was Real (and Feathers Were Ruffled) 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z The clearing of land for development and agriculture had increased the numbers of native possums that like to invade cockatoo nests and steal the eggs. Fledgling 0601: the baby cockatoo that rose from the ashes of Australia's bushfires 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z “This one, he bit already 41 people,” Esmaeili said, feeding a banana to a huge cockatoo. Florida man trapped alone with hundreds of parrots 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z Then one day in June 2019, while watching wild cockatoos in the forest, O’Hara noticed fruit on the ground with cockatoo bitemarks. Wild cockatoos make their own cutlery sets 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z But they didn’t always follow the game plan — no surprise to a cockatoo researcher. Wild Cockatoos Are Just as Smart as Lab-Raised Ones 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z About 30 percent of the population of a subspecies of the glossy black cockatoo, which is essentially extinct on the mainland and numbered about 500 on the island, is also gone, Mr. Dunlop said. There’s No Place Like Kangaroo Island. Can It Survive Australia’s Fires? 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z That largely is gone, as is most of the home of the glossy black cockatoo. On a remote Australian isle, rescuers race to save koalas, kangaroos and other animals 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z The cockatoos — strikingly goth, with harsh calls and large black bodies marked by red or yellow feathers — are favorites of locals, she said. A billion animals have been caught in Australia’s fires. Some may go extinct. 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z The fruits had recently come into season, and O’Hara gave a handful to the cockatoos in the aviary to see how they would respond. Wild cockatoos make their own cutlery sets 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z There are also grave fears for the fate of a subspecies of glossy black cockatoos, of which there were only about 300 to 370 remaining before the fires. Koala Mittens and Baby Bottles: Saving Australia’s Wildlife After Fires 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z “The thermometer under the back veranda got to 48.9C today, not an official reading obviously, but it was enough to kill these sulphur crested cockatoos,” he wrote. Exhausted kangaroo cools down in backyard pool as bushfires rage 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z Earlier, the poll was rocked by scandal after the discovery of a sophisticated voter fraud operation in favour of the sulphur-crested cockatoo. Black-throated finch wins 2019 bird of the year with tawny frogmouth second 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z The cockatoo was brought in by a member of the public who had reportedly found it in their backyard. Australian cockatoo survives being shot five times 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z Most of the other cockatoos in this flock were younger birds who watched the older birds’ actions with intense curiosity. Wild cockatoos make their own cutlery sets 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z And my favourite, the side-to-side sway, where this dude of a cockatoo drops his cool and is all embarrassing-dancer-at-the-disco. Block-rocking beaks: Snowball the cockatoo – reviewed by our dance critic 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z When Snowball the sulphur-crested cockatoo revealed his first dance moves a decade ago he became an instant sensation. Cockatoo choreographs his own dance moves, researchers believe 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Thousands of votes were added in minutes for the cockatoo – all automated and from the same origin – with other votes added to the finch and the rainbow lorikeet in an attempt to disguise the ruse. Black-throated finch wins 2019 bird of the year with tawny frogmouth second 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z A cockatoo is being nursed back to health in Australia after being shot five times with air guns. Australian cockatoo survives being shot five times 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z Since making this discovery, the scientists have found cockatoo tool marks on wawai fruits in the wild, and even retrieved one fruit with a tool stuck into it. Wild cockatoos make their own cutlery sets 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z And now, behold the latest viral star, Snowball, a sulphur-crested cockatoo. Block-rocking beaks: Snowball the cockatoo – reviewed by our dance critic 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Sherring-Tito told Guardian Australia he had filmed the cockatoo’s defiant act in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney on Monday. Chick flick: cockatoo gives anti-nesting spikes the bird in viral video 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z It was a kangaroo skin coat, adorned with feathers of a red-tailed black cockatoo, known as a booka - a symbol of Aboriginal leadership, presented by elders. Australia's first Aboriginal cabinet minister 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z Mr Cocky, a sulphur-crested cockatoo, was found by a member of the public in the city of Sydney last month and taken to the local Avian Reptile and Exotic Pet Hospital. Australian cockatoo survives being shot five times 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z Authorities also seized other animals originating from eastern Indonesia, including wildcats, cockatoos and other birds, according to Tempo. Komodo Island is shutting down because people keep smuggling the dang dragons 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z Officials said they also recovered bearcats, cockatoos, and cassowary birds from the suspected smuggling ring. Rare Komodo dragon smuggling attempt foiled 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Because they feed on seeds and easily obtainable, highly nutritious food, Dooley said cockatoos have a lot of time on their hands to play. Chick flick: cockatoo gives anti-nesting spikes the bird in viral video 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z It’s the fault of Snowball the dancing cockatoo. What dancing sea lions and cockatoos can teach us about music 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Ginger, a Goffin’s cockatoo from Australia, flew into a nearby tree. San Diego birdman beaten, beloved cockatoo killed after unprovoked attack 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z Only one other legal export of glossy black cockatoos from Australia is registered in the Cites trade database: seven individuals that went to Cyprus in 2017. ‘A legitimate zoo?’ How an obscure German group cornered global trade in endangered parrots 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z The store owner was called to the scene, and told them that several high-priced birds were gone — nearly $15,000 in rare parrots, conures and cockatoos. Police: Exotic birds worth $15,000 stolen from pet store 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z The viral video could help boost the cockatoo’s chances in the 2019 poll, which will run in September. Chick flick: cockatoo gives anti-nesting spikes the bird in viral video 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z I paraded in front of my mirror with it perched on my head like the feathers of a cockatoo. Why Do Asian-Americans Remain Largely Unseen in Film and Television? 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z They sound like a pair of cockatoos in the same cage. Ten years after Lehmans, it’s as if we’ve learned nothing from the crash | Aditya Chakrabortty 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Dalton had previously thought the earliest European cockatoo drawing dated back 1493 - until three Finnish researchers with access to the Vatican documents drew her attention to the bird in Frederick II’s drawing. 700-year-old Vatican drawing of Australian bird rewrites medieval... 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Researchers have discovered the oldest-known European illustrations of an Australasian cockatoo, in a manuscript from the 13th Century. Cockatoo images found in 13th Century book 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z Footage capturing a rebellious sulphur-crested cockatoo’s triumph over bird guard spikes has gone viral on Facebook. Chick flick: cockatoo gives anti-nesting spikes the bird in viral video 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z Among the usual hawks, herons, and sparrows familiar to European readers are four sketches of a bird from further afield – an Australasian cockatoo. Images of cockatoo on 13-century Vatican manuscript inspire trade route rethink 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z The organization says five cockatoos, two macaws and three parrots were being held in a room without light or ventilation. Peacocks, parrots among 71 animals rescued from home 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z The cockatoo drawing was one of four located in Fredrick II’s book of illustrations named in Latin “The Art of Hunting with Birds”. 700-year-old Vatican drawing of Australian bird rewrites medieval... 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z A description in Latin next to one drawing identifies the cockatoo as a gift from a sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty, which was centred in Egypt. Cockatoo images found in 13th Century book 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z The camera pans down to reveal that the cockatoo has been ripping off the spikes for the entire length of the ledge. Chick flick: cockatoo gives anti-nesting spikes the bird in viral video 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z They are likely to be of a single bird, a cockatoo given to Frederick II, who was known for his large menagerie of animals, including lions, panthers and elephants. Images of cockatoo on 13-century Vatican manuscript inspire trade route rethink 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z Justice Department news release said 90 birds including parrots, macaws and cockatoos were exported. 5 charged in bird export scheme 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Not far from his house in the South African countryside, he has set up rows of incubators filled with chicks—mostly cockatoos—at various stages of development, resembling a sort of parrot NICU. This Popular Parrot 'Talks' Like Us. But We're Silencing It. 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Dr Dalton said she believed that the cockatoo was taken from its original habitat to Sicily via Cairo in a journey lasting several years. Cockatoo images found in 13th Century book 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z Sean Dooley, the editor of Australian Birdlife magazine, said cockatoos “seem to take great enjoyment” out of doing that sort of damage, “whether it is random vandalism or more strategic damage”. Chick flick: cockatoo gives anti-nesting spikes the bird in viral video 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z Yet the ferries are crammed with them: Indonesian soldiers returning from a tour in Papua typically pack a few wild cockatoos or lories to sell. Asia’s appetite for endangered species is relentless 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z Video of Snowball, a captive sulphur-crested cockatoo, jamming to the Backstreet Boys took the Internet by storm a few years ago. Why Ravens and Crows Are Earth’s Smartest Birds 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z The aging 8-meter statue, of a local species of cockatoo called the galah, marks a roughly midway point between the eastern and western coasts of Australia. A Farming Town Divided: Do We Want a Nuclear Site that Brings Jobs? 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z She revealed one of the missing birds, a white umbrella cockatoo with food rejection issues, was returned anonymously in a cage to the sanctuary on Tuesday. Monkey business: Florida wildlife sanctuary animal 'theft' declared hoax 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z “It’s pretty evident that cockatoos in particular are very intelligent birds and have, within their social structure, have to us what looks like playing.” Chick flick: cockatoo gives anti-nesting spikes the bird in viral video 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z Some types of birds, such as parrots, parakeets and cockatoos, are particularly adept at copying human speech. Orca Quickly Learns to Mimic Human Speech 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Cockatoos are smart birds, and the Goffin’s cockatoos in a Vienna lab are among the smartest. Tricky Cockatoos Match Shapes Better Than Primates 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z The culprits are cockatoos, a type of parrot which normally eats fruit, nuts, wood and bark. Cockatoos chew through broadband cables 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z As the only animal besides humans to use tools to drum, palm cockatoos are exceptional. These birds are the only other animals that drum to a beat 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z While male palm cockatoos generate their own unique beats, they don't dance—an activity that, for people, goes hand in hand with music. In a First, Bird Uses Tools to Make Sweet Music 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Much like music created by human drummers, the cockatoos’ beats remain consistent over time and are individually recognizable. Watch this cockatoo make music with a stick 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z “Compared to primates, the cockatoos performed very well,” Ms. Habl said. Tricky Cockatoos Match Shapes Better Than Primates 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Palm cockatoos from northern Australia modify sticks and pods and use them to drum regular rhythms, according to new research published in Science Advances on Wednesday. Drumming Cockatoos and the Rhythms of Love 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Palm cockatoos don't simply warble or croon like other birds. These birds are the only other animals that drum to a beat 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, officer Mike Thompson answered a call about a bird, spotted the bright white cockatoo with the yellow crest about 12 feet up, and “started to talk to him.” Fairfax officer comes to rescue of bird stuck in tree 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z His bill would allow cockatoos, parakeets and other birds in the parrot family onto campgrounds but not gerbils, turtles and goldfish, which a previous version of the bill sought to allow. Camping cockatoo: New push to lift bird ban at campsites 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z One potential target is the yellow-crested cockatoo, one of the world's most prized household birds whose wild numbers are plummeting. Can escaped pets rescue endangered species? 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z Because they are shy, palm cockatoos are difficult to study. Drumming Cockatoos and the Rhythms of Love 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Only a few bird species use tools — and none use them in the manner of the cockatoos. These birds are the only other animals that drum to a beat 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z They discovered 49 cases of a globally threatened species becoming established as a separate population, including the the yellow crested cockatoo on Hong Kong island. New beginning for illegally traded endangered species - BBC News 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z One arm is bent at an improbable angle; a sizable cockatoo sits on her hand. The Resurgent Appeal of Stevie Nicks 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z In the 1990s, Highland Road, the sole access road to the community, “was pretty quiet,” he recalled, sitting in the spacious kitchen, gently rubbing the stomach of their cockatoo, Bailey. Howard County’s Allnutt Farms Estates still has the feel of rural roots 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Trekking to the rain forest’s edge, the researchers looked for palm cockatoos in hollow eucalyptus trees. Drumming Cockatoos and the Rhythms of Love 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z “I’m able to study myself” because of Lolo, she said, as the cockatoo hung from her collar. In a Birthday Song for a Cherished Parrot, a Note of Melancholy 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z When I went there in July, I saw jet-black hill mynahs with their neon orange beaks, finch-size green avadavats with their yellow bellies and zebra-striped flanks, lovebirds, cockatoos, and various parakeets. Dyed But Alive, Disguised Birds Skirt Laws and Fetch High Prices 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z The statement says the white and pink bird with a red and yellow crest was one of the oldest living cockatoos on record. Cockatoo named ‘Cookie’, 1 of oldest such birds, dies at 83 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z Gifts to the couple included an oil well, a pair of vintage cockatoo figurines, and a bronze sculpture of a polo player, according to wire reports — truly royal gifts for the ’80s. 1981, when state’s last GOP governor took office, was a different world 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Palm cockatoos are mostly monogamous, but males have to keep proving themselves to choosy females — on average, palm cockatoo pairs successfully fledge a chick only once every decade, so the stakes are high. Drumming Cockatoos and the Rhythms of Love 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Previously, it had taken a dancing cockatoo named Snowball to upend the long-held scientific notion that only people could respond to music. This sea lion grooves to Earth, Wind & Fire — and science shows she’s got rhythm 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z The vast majority of the CITES-listed birds traded in or through Singapore are parrots and cockatoos. Inside the Secret Trade That Threatens Rare Birds 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z The Chicago Zoological Society operates the zoo and it announced the death of the Major Mitchell’s cockatoo in a statement Monday. Cockatoo named ‘Cookie’, 1 of oldest such birds, dies at 83 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z Officers found 28 Yorkshire terriers, including eight puppies, one Labrador mix and a cockatoo. Nearly 30 Yorkies removed from Gulfport home, man charged 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z The paintings show a white cockatoo being deprived of oxygen as the formation of a vacuum is demonstrated. Joseph Wright sketch on show at Tate Britain - BBC News 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z And the 1970s TV show "Baretta," he added, led to widespread trapping of yellow-crested cockatoos in Indonesia, where the birds are now critically endangered. Inspired by 'Zootopia,' kids in China are begging for rare, protected foxes as pets 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z Dr. Masello is one of a small but unabashedly enthusiastic circle of researchers who study Psittaciformes, the avian order that includes parrots, parakeets, macaws and cockatoos. Parrots Are a Lot More Than ‘Pretty Bird’ 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Last May Indonesian authorities confiscated 21 rare yellow-crested cockatoos and a green parrot stuffed inside water bottles that a man had smuggled on a passenger ship. The World Has a Chance to Make the Wild Animal Trade More Humane 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z She added that severely traumatized cockatoos ‘‘commonly exhibit rapid pacing in cage, distress calls, screams, self-mutilation, aggression in response to . . . physical contact, nightmares . . . insomnia.’’ What Does a Parrot Know About PTSD? 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Sydney, the yellow crested cockatoo, hops from branch to branch, showing off those brilliant yellow feathers. Potawatomi Zoo to let visitors get closer to the animals 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Flocks of cockatoos—a native parrot—chew through cables that connect the equipment. In Australia, Cowboys Use Satellites to Home In on the Range 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z However they manage, parrots can live a half century or longer: the record-holder among Moluccan cockatoos, for example, is 92, and a very lucky kakapo might make it to 120. Parrots Are a Lot More Than ‘Pretty Bird’ 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z In addition to "bunnies", the estate is currently home to monkeys, cockatoos, peacocks, African cranes, parrots, toucans and pelicans. Playboy mansion for sale - and it comes with Hugh Hefner - BBC News 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z Spending more and more time at work, Lindner soon decided to take in another orphaned cockatoo named Mango as a ‘‘flock mate’’ for Sammy. What Does a Parrot Know About PTSD? 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z In the wild, hyacinth macaws break open nuts with leaves and sticks, and black palm cockatoos drum on trees with rocks and empty nut shells. Video: Parrots are only animal besides humans to use a grinding tool 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z Pets from bearded dragons to cockatoos have been brought in. Frantic Evacuation in California Left Animals to Face Wildfire Alone 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z The most celebrated dancing parrot is Snowball, a sulfur-crested cockatoo with a trademarked name whose YouTube dance performances to Queen, Michael Jackson and the Backstreet Boys have been viewed some 15 million times. Parrots Are a Lot More Than ‘Pretty Bird’ 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z A sulfur-crested cockatoo unfurls its Mohawk to reveal delicate yellow feathers underneath. Tiny Owl Getting Talking-To From Sheriff Has Huge Appetite 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z She was holding an elderly Goffin’s cockatoo named Bobbi, a bird kept most of her life by her owner in a kitchen drawer. What Does a Parrot Know About PTSD? 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z And in captive laboratory settings, keas use sticks to rake in nuts that are out of reach, and Goffin’s cockatoos do the same with wood tools they manufacture. Video: Parrots are only animal besides humans to use a grinding tool 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z Then relatives said they were going to put their cockatoo, Buddy, on the street — and the onetime homeless man took in a fellow lost creature. Utah is winning the war on chronic homelessness with 'Housing First' program 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z Other cockatoos that watched Figaro build his tool and then retrieve his nut reward were soon chipping at scraps of wood and batting out nuts. Parrots Are a Lot More Than ‘Pretty Bird’ 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z The species garnered internet fame when a video of Snowball the cockatoo rocking out to a pop song went viral. Tiny Owl Getting Talking-To From Sheriff Has Huge Appetite 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z One participant pulls up pictures of her cockatoos and kittens on her smartphone. Cosmetologists help cancer patients look good, feel better 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z The exact number of yellow-crested cockatoos in the wild is not known, but the International Union for Conservation of Nature place it on their critically-endangered list. Indonesian smuggler 'hid birds in plastic bottles' - BBC News 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z There's the Falconer's Cafe, home to falcons, hawks and owls, and the Kotori Cafe, which features parrots, parakeets, sparrows and cockatoos. Tokyo animal cafes offer urbanites quality time with pets 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z This cockatoo doesn’t just recite the heated feuds, she adds in her own excited gestures as well. Cockatoo Can't Stop Re-enacting Her Previous Owner's Marital Problems 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z After some testing, it turned out that the sulfur-crested cockatoo was truly able to keep a beat and "dance." Tiny Owl Getting Talking-To From Sheriff Has Huge Appetite 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z The owner also reportedly surrendered 12 birds, including parrots, macaws and cockatoos. Dogs rescued from southern Oregon breeding operation 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z “If someone outraged me by publishing naked photos of my body, I’m pretty certain my next move would NOT be to then pose semi-naked for a national magazine, especially with a cockatoo,” Kasanoff wrote. Jennifer's Lawrence's Breasts Aren't Sending Mixed Messages 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Later, a cockatoo – the Major Mitchell – was named after him. The bone collectors: a brutal chapter in Australia's past 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z In the hold was a consignment of live animals being shipped from Durban to a museum in the States: 400 cockatoos and parrots, 12 snakes, some monkeys, a gorilla, an orangutan and two crocodiles. The ship taken over by animals 2014-05-11T00:54:26Z A baby palm cockatoo, also known as the Goliath cockatoo, is presented at the Zoo in Prague, the first of its kind to be born in Czech Republic. Week in pictures: 30 November - 6 December 2013 2013-12-06T18:08:21Z Non-native pine trees provide habitat for threatened cockatoos in Western Australia, for example. Forest management plans in a tangle 2013-09-04T17:20:20.417Z Last year, one of the captive cockatoos surprised the team by spontaneously making and using "tools" to reach food. Cockatoos crack lock-picking puzzle 2013-07-04T07:08:55Z Image: C. Reichmuth Remember Snowball, the cockatoo who won the internet with his dancing skills? Sea Lion Bops to the Beat, Challenging Popular Rhythm Theory 2013-04-02T00:15:03.377Z A study suggests that a cockatoo might be better at self-restraint that some people! Birds exercise self-control in experiment where they’re tempted by tasty nuts 2013-03-18T22:53:31Z He comforts the other animals in the forest, after their friend, a cockatoo, has died, explaining to them all about forest spirits. Twilight of the wombat 2013-01-24T01:41:32Z Parrots such as cockatoos have long been known for their linguistic abilities. The Best Animal Stories of 2012 2012-12-28T20:45:06.177Z "That tells us they are capable of innovating new sequences without any further trial," said Prof Kacelnik, explaining what the cockatoos' actions reveal about their intelligence. Cockatoos crack lock-picking puzzle 2013-07-04T07:08:55Z All of the animals survived and the family gathered around one, a giant cockatoo named Bocho, on a recent night as the bird danced to a Katy Perry song on the radio. In Sandy's Shadow: A Struggle to Recover at Redfern Houses 2012-12-05T14:50:22Z But as floodwaters climbed, he was alone with his pet cockatoo and a pit bull named Bear. How a Staten Island Community Became a Deathtrap 2012-11-11T02:20:54Z Researchers were surprised to find a captive-bred Goffin's cockatoo spontaneously making and using "tools" to reach food.It's a yogurt drink. Quiz of the week's news 2012-11-09T00:18:55Z Clever captive cockatoo creates tool, a first for his species by Jason; The Innovative Cockatoo by Virginia Morell. The Best Animal Stories of 2012 2012-12-28T20:45:06.177Z A cockatoo called "Muppet" twists around to solve a bolt-type lock on the box The scientists tested the animals' cognitive skills further by mixing up the lock sequence. Cockatoos crack lock-picking puzzle 2013-07-04T07:08:55Z Figaro is part of a captive colony of cockatoos in the Department of Cognitive Biology at the University of Vienna. Clever Captive Cockatoo Creates Tool, A First For His Species 2012-11-08T15:45:00.423Z Researchers in Austria recorded the cockatoo - named Figaro - repeatedly breaking off splinters from a wooden beam and using them to reach nuts on the other side of his wire enclosure. Cockatoo shows tool-making skills 2012-11-06T02:23:48Z Figaro's unusual talent came to light when a student observer at the University of Vienna's Goffin Lab noticed the cockatoo playing with a pebble. The Innovative Cockatoo: Figaro Invents, Makes, and Uses a Tool 2012-11-05T19:30:17Z A Rhode Island homeowner might be in violation of local noise ordinances for teaching her pet cockatoo to curse. Nothing like letting a kid pay for your retirement 2012-09-30T00:22:03Z Goffin's cockatoos are a species of Indonesian parrot which are known for their sociability and playful, exploratory behaviour. Cockatoos crack lock-picking puzzle 2013-07-04T07:08:55Z Thousands of parrots, cockatoos and other exotic birds have been exported over the last 10 years, they . Solomons 'launders' exotic birds 2012-07-17T07:45:50Z The time that it took the cockatoo to manufacture suitable tools also improved over the course of the tests. Cockatoo shows tool-making skills 2012-11-06T02:23:48Z Figaro the cockatoo needed a tool to fetch a nut--so he invented one. The Innovative Cockatoo: Figaro Invents, Makes, and Uses a Tool 2012-11-05T19:30:17Z He strutted along sideways and with great dignity, casting looks of exultant triumph at the imprisoned cockatoo, who was his sworn foe. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z The cockatoo, with white, black, or rosy crest, flies in flocks, and few sights in the world are prettier than one of these flights. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z Mr. Laubach had been known as a friendly man who would often be seen around his Manhattan neighborhood carrying a pet cockatoo on his shoulder. City Room: 2 Arrests in Death of Man Found in Chelsea Apartment 2012-03-18T02:49:58Z Meanwhile, loss of habitat—enhanced by drought and wildfires—have created what has been called a “food crisis for cockatoos,” pushing starving birds into the suburbs around Perth in a quest for food. Endangered Australian Cockatoo Loses One Third of Population in Just 1 Year 2012-03-13T22:15:03.013Z In their natural habitat—the forests of Indonesia these cockatoos have never been seen making or using tools. The Innovative Cockatoo: Figaro Invents, Makes, and Uses a Tool 2012-11-05T19:30:17Z For with a sneer upon her lips and a biting accent of irony, "So," she broke in, looking me over, "the crow has turned into a cockatoo." The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z He will have a warmer welcome no doubt some day from wife and weans than that which he receives from the cockatoo which he has taught and tamed. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z When dressed for a dance or corroborree, the hair is sometimes tied in a tuft with cockatoo feathers on the top. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z The DEC says people in Western Australia can help Carnaby’s cockatoos by planting food plants or future nesting trees or erecting artificial habitats on their properties. Endangered Australian Cockatoo Loses One Third of Population in Just 1 Year 2012-03-13T22:15:03.013Z Such talents haven't been seen before in cockatoos—and although tool use is seen in many species, innovative tool manufacture is rare. The Innovative Cockatoo: Figaro Invents, Makes, and Uses a Tool 2012-11-05T19:30:17Z "Really, really!" said he in a silky voice, "so the cockatoo has been caged after all." The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z Wandering about the grounds into which these windows look are six beautiful peacocks, a comical cockatoo, a seagull, so tame that it comes up when called, two white broken-haired terriers, and a wise-looking pug. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z I don’t mean the bird, dear mother, but the “cockatoo selectors.” A Bride from the Bush 2011-12-24T03:08:05.053Z Seeking it in the cockatoos, he presently found it. The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z What mental processes Figaro used to invent and make his tools is not understood, the scientists say, although they hope in time to tease these out via experiments with him and the other cockatoos. The Innovative Cockatoo: Figaro Invents, Makes, and Uses a Tool 2012-11-05T19:30:17Z I believe," she exclaimed in a mock excitement, "that Mr. Buckler is going to make me a present of a superb cockatoo. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z Presently they entered the saloon again, where was Freezing Powders making the cockatoo’s cage fast with a morsel of lanyard. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z We have lots of cats and a cockatoo, who is an exceedingly mischievous one, and who spends most of his life in the garden. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z Here were wonderful stories about emigrants and convicts, and settlers and savages, serpents and snakes, mixed up with emus, and kangaroos, and cockatoos, and any amount of other oos. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z "It's a fantastic study," says Irene Pepperberg, a comparative psychologist at Harvard University, who suggests that Figaro's talents stem in part from his playful and exploratory nature—something cockatoos are known for. The Innovative Cockatoo: Figaro Invents, Makes, and Uses a Tool 2012-11-05T19:30:17Z Ben never boasted about Sally, but he was willing enough to talk about Pedro, or the cockatoo. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z Freezing Powders, you young rascal, bring that cockatoo of yours up on the table and make us laugh.” Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z We were near a bit of a cockatoo farmer’s shanty.” From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z The cockatoos however did not always care to choose trees for their building places. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z He lives on the Cathedral Close with his partner, Arthur Fiacco, 56, a cellist; two cats; and a Moluccan cockatoo, Precious. | Kent Tritle: Kent Tritle, a Choirmaster Who Serves Many Masters 2011-12-03T16:46:34Z Perhaps it may be said that cockatoos don’t count as members of a household, but Cockie was no ordinary cockatoo, I can assure you. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z “Call the steward,” the last remark being the cockatoo’s. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z The cockatoos swarm around the trees, and scream and laugh at the lyre-bird giving himself airs, but I daresay this is all envy. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z His parents never quite knew what occurred, but the poor young cockatoo came back severely wounded, to the great fury of all his family, who behaved very unkindly to him. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z Nearby, teenagers tossed boomerangs and wild cockatoos foraged. Global Athlete: Earning Miles, Burning Muscle 2011-11-04T15:54:05Z “Poor dear Cockie!” says the cockatoo, in a mournfully lugubrious tone. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z Inside the home were two dogs, a macaw, two cockatiels, a cockatoo, two ducks and four toads, police said. Mother accused of abusing, abandoning disabled son 2011-10-28T01:58:33Z I can see the vast flocks of screaming cockatoos and parrots of all colours that darted about our path—how wonderful and romantic I thought them! Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z At last his master took pity on him, and brought him into the garden, but this so enraged the cockatoos who were already in possession, that they secretly murdered him. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z Yes, I’ll live to a hundred, cockatoos all do; then my body will drop off the perch, and my soul will go into something else—ha! ha! ha! The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z “Oh, pardon me for interrupting you, my sailor friend, but a cockatoo hasn’t half the sense and sagacity a cat has.” Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z Only near at hand the hum of insects, and in the distance a cloud of cockatoos shrieking the sun into the sea, and the sea itself faintly booming upon the base of the sandstone cliffs. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z It makes you look like one of the cockatoos in the Philadelphia Museum. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z Some cousins of theirs, a beautiful white cockatoo and his lovely rose-coloured wife, were more prosperous in their arrangements. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z Now out in the Australian jungles, this war-cry is the only defence we poor cockatoos have against the venomous snakes. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z The starling, and Cockie, the cockatoo, were also pets of my own; and Chammy, the chameleon, is described from the life. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z From the very moment he mentioned the word “cockatoos,” I felt somewhat ashamed of myself. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z The dogs barked, the cockatoo screamed, the cat purred a vehement affirmative, the human auditor looked up, and laughed: "What is the class, Lady Marabout, may I ask?" Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z After strolling several times round, he at last seized a favourable moment and clutching hold of one of Cataqua’s tail feathers, pulled hard till it came out regardless of the cockatoo’s screams and flappings. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z He admired the caravan, and admired Hurricane Bob, but it was my talking cockatoo that specially took his fancy. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Good-night!” shrieked the cockatoo in a voice that waked the children at once. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z Then he pulled aside a screen, and lo! and behold, a dozen at least of cages, each containing a cockatoo, and one a starling. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z The man on the land in Australia is represented by two classes, the squatter and the cockatoo farmer. The Awful Australian 2011-08-11T02:00:14.850Z It is a curious fact that no animals and very few birds can bear the sight of illness, and these cockatoos were no better than the rest. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z Poor Polly, my cockatoo, the pet of the ship, is sadly put about when there is much motion. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z So good-nights were said, and hands were shaken, and off went Uncle Ben and his cockatoo adown the road towards his bungalow, where his man Pedro was waiting to place before him his frugal supper. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z But there was one bad boy in the class—a saucy-looking cockatoo, with a red garland round his neck. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z The old original snake—that sarpint ye read about in the Scriptures?” demanded the carpenter, ruffling up his grey hair till it looked like the topknot of a very cross cockatoo. Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z Before leaving Loando the captain, who was fond of pets, bought a beautiful white cockatoo with a saffron crest and jet black beak. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z This latter is a curious apparatus; so long and bent is it that the dealers usually call this species of cockatoo “Nosey,” which is more expressive than polite. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z One partakes here, in the open air, of the refreshing viands amid the songs of birds, the occasional scream of the cockatoo, the cooing of turtle-doves, and the fragrance of a profusion of tropical flowers. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z In trees nearby, 30 or more sulfur-crested cockatoos are raising a ruckus. Remarkable Creatures: The Call of the Thylacine: Protect the Wild 2011-08-01T22:03:46Z She told the story with such earnestness that he stopped working to listen, watching her with as shrewd, sharp eyes as ever a real cockatoo possessed. Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z It appeared unnecessary to the captain, therefore, to keep his cockatoo shut up in a cage, so he opened the door and released the prisoner, there being no means of escaping beyond the ship. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z I place no value on Polly’s ordinary tricks, for any cockatoo will shake hands when told, will kiss one or ask to be kissed or scratched, or even dance. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z An ermine-colored cockatoo with a gorgeous yellow plume is gravely eying the child from its perch. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z One of these was a very handsome and singular creature, which in some positions had the general contour of a cockatoo, only that the legs were wanting, and the head exhibited a monkey face. Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations 2011-08-01T02:00:12.067Z “Oh, Grace,” she cried with merry laughter, “that was the best joke on you and me, for, O dear, why, Grace, it wasn’t any crazy man at all, it was only a cockatoo!” Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z The wolf and raven thus answer to the mythic creative crow and cockatoo in Australian mythology, and take sides in the primitive dualism. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Nay, more, have I not also my West Australian cockatoo to talk to me, to sing with me, and dance when I play? The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z From amongst the latter as we passed rose perfect clouds of cockatoos and parrots, screaming discordantly, and making even the dullest observer think of the heavy toll they were levying upon the toiling farmer. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z And when all the sky is blue, Sun makes warm weather, I'll catch you a cockatoo, Dress you in feather. Inkle and Yarico An opera, in three acts 2011-07-06T02:00:44.873Z This sudden transition from the terrestrial to the celestial proved too much for Jimmie’s audience, and peals of laughter rang out, in which Nathalie’s treble and the doctor’s deeper note mingled with the cockatoo’s song. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z When a pair of cockatoos made a nest in an acacia tree, “it was ridiculous to see the extravagant interest taken in the matter by the others of the same species.” The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z Feeling brave, with this great army of muscle to protect him, he started away, prancing like a perky cockatoo. Little Erik of Sweden 2011-06-07T02:00:12.210Z And, about the bushes that clothed the banks, flew parrots, cockatoos, and magpies in such hosts as I had never dreamed of. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z Among my collection of parrots, there was a white cockatoo. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z To think of our running away when it was only a cockatoo! Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z She it was who called out: "Eh, cockatoo!" shrilly. The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z An episode in the life of one of Charlotte’s pets—a cockatoo—is described as occurring when the bird was “a sprightly creature of some twenty shrieking summers.” Humours of Irish Life 2011-04-19T02:00:16.057Z Nobody had succeeded, if we except a little cousin of ours—rather addicted to fibbing—who averred that she had thrown a cockatoo into a deep and mysterious slumber. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z But as soon as I had complied with the wishes of the cockatoo, quiet would be restored. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z A few hurried steps, a scuffle evidently, accompanied by the loud flapping of wings, and then a jumble of French, Spanish, and English, jabbered in defiant rage, revealed that Jimmie was a cockatoo! Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z Bagsby made no reply, but clutched my arm with the grasp of a cockatoo. Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z The exception is the cockatiel, the smallest species of Australian cockatoo, which showed no relationship between eye and foot preference. Parrots prefer 'left handedness' 2011-02-02T16:08:48Z There's a vain old cockatoo—overbearing, hectoring, using her high and mighty birth as an excuse for wiping her shoes on us as is beneath her. A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z We sat for a time in awful stillness, but nothing further happened, save a distant shriek overhead, that told the cockatoo had sought and found sanctuary in his owner's room. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z How many thousand canaries, goldfinches, linnets, and nightingales; nay, even how many parrots and cockatoos, from the East and West Indies, had their necks wrung! Fairy Tales From all Nations 2011-01-16T03:00:21.797Z Loriquets and cockatoos, in particular, were so numerous, that they flew in flocks of several scores together. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z Doddie appeared after her nap, carrying her cockatoo on her wrist. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z But, Lord! how our boss does hate that old cockatoo! and how she does ko-tow to him and bridle and smirk! A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z The windows were all tightly shut and shuttered, and I took the cockatoo from under my coat and hid it, temporarily, behind a box border. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z At a certain distance it gave its wearer the look of an irate cockatoo. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z Look at flunkeys, for instance—decent chaps enough, some on ’em, till they gets a bit o’ lace on their hats, and then they’re as proud on it as a fresh-moulted cockatoo. Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches 2010-12-20T17:11:48.837Z To people in the music community, a cockatoo dancing to a beat was like that. A Conversation With Aniruddh D. Patel: Exploring Music?s Hold on the Mind 2010-05-31T19:34:00Z The pinky cockatoos also possessed a firmness of beak that was by no means pleasant if they could manage a snip. A Little World I put in a postscript that I thought it best to mention that I had seen the cockatoo in the garden, and hoped it would get back all right. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z As to the screams of the cockatoos and parrots, they are at times quite deafening. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands The poor fool—who ranted and raved and screamed like a cockatoo on the floor of the Chamber of Deputies, and dreamed that it was impassioned eloquence! The Belovéd Traitor She reminded me of a sulphur-crested, white cockatoo I had seen at the Zoo. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune There were three or four cockatoos and parrots on stands chattering bits of Quartier Latin songs, or imitating the cries in the street below. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories At this juncture Maria overtook us with the cockatoo in her mouth. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z I wish Mother may bring me back an Australian cockatoo from Sydney. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life Her teeth were white as the wing of the sulphur-crested cockatoo, and that look showed them as no other. The Shadow of a Man I don't like the idea of "slipping out" in the evenings, even if my mistress is going to keep dissipated hours with cobras and sulphur-crested cockatoos. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune I have made some records of parrots, macaws, cockatoos, &c., and I find their natural vocal sounds usually wanting in quality: most of their sounds are hoarse and guttural. The Speech of Monkeys He was attired in a brief dressing-gown, and on his shoulder sat, like an angry ghost, a large white cockatoo. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z Mr. Sefton was at work upon his back hair, striving to remove from his reflection in the glass a likeness to a sandy cockatoo. Patricia Brent, Spinster The Bandanese pay occasional visits to shoot bears and deer; there are numbers of wild goats and cattle; and among birds are mentioned cassowaries, cockatoos, birds of paradise, and the swallows that furnish edible nests. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" There were two monkeys, a cockatoo, and many other birds of brilliant plumage, while two large alligators dozed in the tub. Interpreters Green and yellow cockatoo, Won't you let me talk to you? A Little Freckled Person A Book of Child Verse It was in the course of our furtive return to the drawing-room that we were again confronted by Mrs. Buck's cockatoo. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z A queer enough spectacle we must have made, like a flock of blackbirds patched with the oriole's vermilion and the cockatoo's rose. The Portal of Dreams He found himself staring into the face of a grey-visaged, sharp-eyed old man, who had a great shock of grey hair on the top of his head like a cockatoo’s tuft. Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure Here was a Javan proa, full of boots and shoes, of all colours; yonder, a floating menagerie of parrots, macaws, apes, and cockatoos, equally variegated, and to be sold for a song. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 In the cockatoos belonging to the genus Calyptorhynchus the general plumage is black or dark brown, usually with a large spot or band of red or yellow on the tail. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" Mr. Cheeseman rumpled his thick hair till it gave the impression of Papa Monkey's having married a white cockatoo. The Wooing of Calvin Parks With Melissa came to her new home a collection of rare birds in such numbers that the room over the kitchen was devoted to the cages of cockatoos, parakeets, parrots and nonpareils. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria The parrot is a little white cockatoo of the small variety. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) The saloon skylight had been removed bodily, perhaps to serve some cockatoo bush farmer for a cucumber frame! The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography Then kangaroos, cockatoos, pigeons, &c. are attacked and destroyed without mercy, and the patience of the hunter is commonly richly rewarded by the booty he obtains. Australia, its history and present condition containing an account both of the bush and of the colonies, with their respective inhabitants Said the white cockatoo To the ape in the Zoo, “And your tail is excessively long!” Rhymes Old and New : collected by M.E.S. Wright She was wearing an elaborate costume of blue velvet and blush-rose satin, and bore an indescribable resemblance to a cockatoo. Name and Fame A Novel That mortal, by Thalia kissed, Who plies, in plumes of cockatoo, The blithesome trade of humorist? A line-o'-verse or two In the townships, too, nobody would 'be bothered' growing vegetables; but, unlike many of the 'cockatoo' farmers, the town people were ready enough to buy green things; and therein lay our opportunity. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography We bought some opossum-skins and rugs of various sorts, and admired the beautiful live birds, including parrots and cockatoos. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' Oh, yes, and then the robins like cockatoos and squirrels like a princess's ermine! The Moon is Green The Zoological Gardens are close by, where there is a black cockatoo and a white peacock. Six Letters From the Colonies Yes, here are my three friends, in the quaint little garden of the hotel, with its purple-flowering vines of Bougainvillea, fragrant orange-trees, drooping palms, and long-tailed cockatoos drowsing on their perches. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit And he met that pedlar and bought the pagoda off him for two pounds and a highly-coloured cockatoo he was bringing home. Oswald Bastable and Others There were some beautiful feathers of the male and female cockatoo, a few stuffed birds, and a good many weapons, some of which we bought. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' A shrill piercing cry like that of a wounded cockatoo went down the long room. The Dust Flower Amongst these the pheasant for its oriental plumage and the cockatoo for its querulous voice are remarkable as the largest. My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) Some of the parrot kind are called paroquets, and some are called cockatoos. Friends in Feathers and Fur, and Other Neighbors For Young Folks A large tribe of natives, called the white cockatoo men, happened to pay a visit to the settlement while we were there. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia “If worst comes to worst, there’s an old fellow I know who sells parrots and cockatoos and marmosets, and perhaps he’d like an odalisque.” The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton A cantankerous waspish counsel, with the voice of an exasperated cockatoo, endeavours to make the opposing engineer contradict himself. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 Besides the common white red-crested cockatoo, the woods are the home of the black species; a rare bird, that I have never seen elsewhere. Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. "And you, my little cockatoo," continued the wicked King, turning quickly to Ned, "would look better in a cage!" The Magic Soap Bubble The word cockatoo in the farinaceous colony has become so common as almost to cease to carry with it the intended sarcasm. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia There were elegant palms, too, with other evergreens, and magnificent creepers; and floating out and in among them in great numbers were gay red-crested cockatoos and other tropical birds. The Old Helmet, Volume II Of all Mabel's pets, she loved best a beautiful red and white cockatoo, that her papa had given her on her seventh birthday. Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children During the winter months, neither white nor black cockatoos are to be seen; nor have I ever heard to what place they migrate. Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. Mrs. Delany, in 1756, thus alludes to this place: "We went there on Sunday evening; but I only saw a crown bird and a most delightful cockatoo, with yellow breast and topping". The Dukeries It was to the honey-laden blossoms of this tree that the noisy cockatoos and parrots used to flock. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia A flock of white cockatoos were roosting on the tree, and favored the party with their dissonant cries. In A New World or, Among The Gold Fields Of Australia Indeed, I am afraid that, if it had not been for his young mistress, Bobby would have been a wicked little heathen, like other Hindoo cockatoos. Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children Can we imagine musical tones called lark, canary, cockatoo, crow, cat, dog, or mouse, because they bear some distant resemblance to the cries of those animals? A Color Notation A measured color system, based on the three qualities Hue, Value and Chroma The kangaroo—The koala—The bulldog ant—Some quaint and delightful birds—The kookaburra—Cunning crows and cockatoo. Peeps At Many Lands: Australia There is also a small green creature like a miniature cockatoo, called a Budgeragar, which was brought from Australia. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia Of course the boys laughed, but in spite of Obed's disclaimer thought they would prefer listening to him to the cockatoos. In A New World or, Among The Gold Fields Of Australia There were scores of parrots, parroquets, macaws, and cockatoos, all chattering and laughing and screaming together. Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children Great crowds of black and white cockatoos raised their incessant clamour at the first strokes of the axe; but soon the hillside was clear, and man had taken permanent possession of the spot. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 A flock of black cockatoos in flight gives an impression of a sunset cloud, its under surface shot with crimson. Peeps At Many Lands: Australia They also saw numbers of birds, kites, hawks, cockatoos, orioles, paroquets, pigeons, and other unknown birds. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century There were more birds in a room further on, parrots and cockatoos that could talk, and they greeted Beauty by name. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes "If this stupid girl do not care for Parade," thought she, "I'll find something else that she cares for;" and putting the cockatoo down on the table, Folly drew a gay jewel-case from her pocket. The Crown of Success “No! no!” the cockatoo replied, “My beak will do as well; I’d rather eat my victuals thus Than go and learn to spell.” Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17) Fun and Thought for Little Folk There are two fine cockatoos also in Australia—the white with a yellow crest, and the black, which has a beautiful red lining to its sable wings. Peeps At Many Lands: Australia Flocks of paroquets and cockatoos, of most brilliant plumage, hover above them, while the blue-ringed tomtits sport beneath their branches. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century It was a dingy and insignificant box on the outside, but it was lined with a gaily coloured paper, on which nosegays of spring flowers bent beneath the weight of silver butterflies, and sad-eyed cockatoos. Explorers of the Dawn Yes; there is Miss Folly—peacock plume, balloon dress, and all; and she has a red cockatoo on her wrist. The Crown of Success During the following six months, especially when the weather was calm and rainy, I frequently noticed pigeons and cockatoos come to the salt water to drink. Âmona; The Child; And The Beast; And Others From "The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories" - 1902 Then the flock of cockatoos settles on the maize and gorges as fast as it can. Peeps At Many Lands: Australia Dad smiled at the quizzical look and sly wink with which this inquiry was accompanied, the Admiral twisting his head on one side as he spoke and looking just like a crested cockatoo! Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant When one can play the violin and can't teach, any more than a cockatoo, what's the good of wasting one's time in teaching?' Robert Elsmere Girls who deck themselves out to be admired remind us of the cockatoo Parade, puffing out its red feathers, and always repeating the cry, "Ain't I fine? ain't I fine?" The Crown of Success I'll shoot some pigeons and cockatoos by-and-by, and bring them down to the beach. The Call Of The South 1908 If the farmer or his son tries to approach with a gun, a sentinel cockatoo gives warning and the whole flock clears out to a place of safety. Peeps At Many Lands: Australia Another bright bird which you may have seen in a cage, or chained to a stand, is the cockatoo. The Wonders of the Jungle Book One The trees overhead abounded with birds of various kinds, among which were many of exquisite beauty, particularly loriquets and cockatoos, which flew in scores together. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries "That is a clever cockatoo," said Nelly, with a smile; "but I would not exchange my Content for any other bird in the world." The Crown of Success It is the only American parrot which resembles the cockatoo of Australia. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America The cockatoo is also found in New Holland, and is chiefly remarkable for its beautiful sulphur coloured crest. Mamma's Stories about Birds Many of the parrots have beautiful plumage, and the white cockatoo and rose-hill parrot have occasionally been taught to speak. The History of Tasmania, Volume I There is a flock of great white sulphur-crested cockatoos clustered up in a high tree. A Boy's Voyage Round the World It seems that you despised her cockatoo Parade, and would not part with Content in exchange for it. The Crown of Success "Big man me shoot got him bullet through chest; little man with black beard and nose like cockatoo you shoot, got him bullet through chest too, close up longa troat." Tom Gerrard This picture represents a cockatoo, one of the parrot tribe, of which there are at least 250 species, including, besides this, the parrot, macaw, lory, parrakeet, etc., etc. Mamma's Stories about Birds He has for next-door neighbour a sad old reprobate—Cocky, the big Triton cockatoo—who abuses him horribly. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly She cleaned the cage of the cockatoo, The oldest bird that ever grew; I should say a thousand years old would do. The Book of Humorous Verse This assertion may be proved by setting free a cockatoo in the plains of India. Birds of the Indian Hills The men purchased a number of parrots and cockatoos, as white as milk, with bunches of feathers on their heads. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold “Oh, but I meant parrots and cockatoos and birds of paradise,” said the lad hurriedly. Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy Another followed, with this time a beating of wings, and an ugly-looking black cockatoo flew off, while Rifle burst into a roar of laughter. The Dingo Boys The Squatters of Wallaby Range In his excitement his gray hair was ruffled up more like a cockatoo's topknot than usual, and his eyes seemed fairly to spark. How Janice Day Won He saw a number of green pigeons, which appeared very tame, and lots of cockatoos, though they looked too wise to be trapped. The Rival Crusoes Birds are plenty: cockatoos abound, of which I shot two. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy “Parrots and cockatoos live on fruit,” said the doctor; “fruit is good, ergo parrots and cockatoos are good, and I’ll have a curry made of the first I skin.” Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy A cockatoo, you might say, is a parrot. The Dingo Boys The Squatters of Wallaby Range Old Márton hastened, as erstwhile, to open the carriage door; only his moving crest was as white as that of a cockatoo. Debts of Honor As he reached the valley he saw a large number of white cockatoos and green pigeons flying about, and preparing to roost for the night. The Rival Crusoes Just when he thought that all hope was at an end, the brave cockatoo sprang from his perch, seized the reptile by the neck, and held him tight till his master could summon help. Chatterbox Stories of Natural History I was stared at, hooted at, grinned at, chattered at, by monkeys, by parrakeets, by cockatoos. The Best of the World's Classics, Vol. V (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland III A flock of great white cockatoos flew nearly over their heads, shrieking at them hoarsely, and went on toward the trees beyond the camp. The Dingo Boys The Squatters of Wallaby Range Save for the occasional splash of a fish or the screaming of cockatoos, there seemed no other life. A Son Of The Sun He next tried his skill at a cockatoo, but the arrow glanced against a bough, and the bird flew away with a scream of derision,—so poor Lord Reginald thought it. The Rival Crusoes “Lions and cockatoos!” whispered Otto, who had crept up alongside of his brother by that time, “what can they be about?” The Island Queen "There is no need to be so angry, old lady," replied the cockatoo. The Cockatoo's Story I followed Mudge’s advice; and looking about, soon caught sight of a magnificent cockatoo, at which I let fly and brought it to the ground, the echoes of the report reverberating down the valley. Twice Lost The feathered tribes of the island were all represented—tetras, jacamars, pheasants, lories, as well as the chattering cockatoos, parrots, and paroquets. The Secret of the Island We found the woods as we proceeded full of birds of magnificent plumage, parrots, cockatoos, lories, and others of exquisite form and colour, which Blyth at once declared were birds of paradise. The Mate of the Lily Notes from Harry Musgrave's Log Book Overhead were numbers of cockatoos, parrots, and other birds of gay plumage, while now and then we caught sight of a brush-turkey running along rapidly over the ground. In the Eastern Seas "I don't see anything to laugh at," said the poor cockatoo, collapsing into his sulky state once more. The Cockatoo's Story While we were thus employed, a flight of the magnificent cockatoos I have before described settled on some of the branches close to the river. Twice Lost At last I saw a large cockatoo nodding his head as if not aware of my presence. Adventures in Australia It had been bought by the broker at a sale in company with a parrot, a cockatoo, and a canary, all being the property of a lady lately deceased. Quicksilver The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel King hunters croaked and barked; and cockatoos, black and white, screamed loudly through the woods; while numerous smaller birds, many also of the most lovely plumage, chirruped and whistled as they saluted the dawn. In the Eastern Seas "Yes," said the cockatoo, for he really was a little puzzled as to Mrs. Polly's behaviour. The Cockatoo's Story They were crested or pink cockatoos, the most beautiful birds we had yet seen. Twice Lost Presently a number of cockatoos, rising with loud screams just before us, flew over the trees to pitch again not far off. Adventures in Australia Meanwhile we were working industriously over our specimens, finding paroquets that were quite new to us, splendid cockatoos, and some that were as ugly as they were curious. Nat the Naturalist A Boy's Adventures in the Eastern Seas I observed, as I looked up at a tree in which a number of various birds were collected, among which were several white cockatoos. In the Eastern Seas The cockatoo put out his claw for it, and took it gently from Herbert's hand, who could not fail to see there was a marked difference in the bird's appearance. The Cockatoo's Story The idea which passed through my mind was that they were produced by a flock of parrots or cockatoos retiring late to rest. Twice Lost Having watered our horses, we hobbled them and turned them at liberty under some trees where grass was growing; then unslinging our guns, we went in search of the cockatoos we had seen. Adventures in Australia Let’s see, parrots can be taught, of course, and cockatoos learn to say a few words. The Lost Middy Being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap On one of the lower branches we were fortunate enough to see a black cockatoo perched. In the Eastern Seas Herbert didn't know very well what had happened, and thought he was dreaming, till he heard Mrs. Polly saying to the cockatoo, "Now, sir, if you sulk, Master Herbert will know what it's for." The Cockatoo's Story These remarks were made while we were seated round the fire, and Pullingo was gnawing away at the whole body of a cockatoo, which he had taken for his share. Twice Lost Graffems, and dragons, and beasts with stings in their tails—cockatoos.” The Adventures of Don Lavington Nolens Volens “I could almost have fancied that they were cockatoos.” First in the Field A Story of New South Wales The plumage was quite black, and had over it the peculiar powdery white secretion which characterises cockatoos. In the Eastern Seas On my way I met an old cockatoo who had been a friend of my poor mother's, and who like me had lost her companions, so we agreed to go on together. The Cockatoo's Story Our object had been to shoot cockatoos, parrots, or pigeons, or indeed any other birds likely to prove good for food. Twice Lost Ah, you may say nonsense, but parrots and cockatoos is werry strange birds. The Adventures of Don Lavington Nolens Volens The man had approached over the soft moss unheard, though Nic had had warning of his coming from the cockatoos, which had shrieked out their alarm notes as he came down from among the sheep. First in the Field A Story of New South Wales We had heard its voice the evening before, which, unlike the harsh scream of the white cockatoo, is that of a plaintive whistle. In the Eastern Seas I cannot tell how it was," said the cockatoo, "but from that time I was always meeting the discontented parrot; and we gradually got more and more intimate. The Cockatoo's Story There was another fish secured by Small, similar to the one Mark had caught, about two dozen little roast cockatoos, and an ample supply of baked shell-fish. Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle Shrieked the cockatoo nearer, nearer, and then right in front of the cave, as it flew by. The Adventures of Don Lavington Nolens Volens These chaps is like the cockatoos: they swarm about the place one day, and next day there isn’t one, and you might go for a hundred miles and never see one of their blessed heads. First in the Field A Story of New South Wales A squirrel is far more dexterous with a nut than a cockatoo; and a dog manages a bone incomparably better than an eagle. Love's Meinie Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds I cannot tell you why I felt sorry, after the parrot left me, at the idea of leaving my good, kind friend, the old cockatoo; but I really was. The Cockatoo's Story “Poor Morgan quite enjoyed his fish, and Brown says he didn’t know cockatoos could taste so good.” Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle They parrots and cockatoos is cunning and wicked enough, but them little birds is imps, that’s what they are.” The Adventures of Don Lavington Nolens Volens I shall want to get a good white cockatoo,” said Nic, eagerly plunging into the subject, so as to try and make up for the suspicion he had displayed. First in the Field A Story of New South Wales This, with his whiskers, made him look like a wrathful cockatoo. The Corner House Girls at School "Oh, that I had listened even then to the old mother parrot's wise advice!" said the cockatoo, as he scratched his eye. The Cockatoo's Story I came not to be eaten; I sought thee, love, to woo; Besides, bethink thee, dearest, Thou’st dined on cockatoo. p. 94Thy father is a chieftain! The Bon Gaultier Ballads Any red about us?—well really—no, I don't think I have—I used to carry a red bandanna once, but—" "Barker," asked Auberon Quin, suddenly, "where's your red cockatoo? The Napoleon of Notting Hill There is the black cockatoo, for instance—not that you’ll care for it.” First in the Field A Story of New South Wales On top of that astonishing head the down rose to a peak not unlike a cockatoo's crest. The Time Traders "Oh, thank you, Master Herbert," cried the cockatoo. The Cockatoo's Story Australia also has immense mound-making turkeys, honeysuckers and cockatoos, but no woodpeckers, quail or pheasants. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists If I had but old Barney at my elbow now—God rest his soul!—we’d give a good account of ourselves among the cockatoos. We and the World, Part II A Book for Boys As to the parrots and cockatoos, they are in flocks.” First in the Field A Story of New South Wales The cockatoo is not in a cage, but on a stand, dancing and chattering all day. Kindness to Animals Or, The Sin of Cruelty Exposed and Rebuked With that he opened the cage door, and with a glad scream away flew the cockatoo. The Cockatoo's Story It is one large town of seven districts, with fine houses, all arranged in streets, crotons and other plants growing about, and cockatoos perching in front of nearly every house. Adventures in New Guinea Crow reappears in West Australia under the name of Wartung, with white cockatoo, also a Victorian phratry name, as its fellow. Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia We can have some grand hunts, Nic, and I can feast you afterwards on roast cockatoo and mutton.” First in the Field A Story of New South Wales Perhaps you will ask, Has the cockatoo learned to sing? Kindness to Animals Or, The Sin of Cruelty Exposed and Rebuked "Just one more flight, sir," said the cockatoo. The Cockatoo's Story We had a good supper of taro and cockatoo, the latter rather tough. 19th.—The carriers have not yet arrived. Adventures in New Guinea In either case we are left without any explanation of the two cockatoo phratries. Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia You can get the sulphur crests, and those with orange crests, and the rose-coloured, and the pretty grey creamy-yellowish-cheeked birds which have the cockatoo’s crest and the long tail of the paroquet.” First in the Field A Story of New South Wales The doves were cooing and fluttering in the cornices and the cockatoo was preening his lemon colored topknot. The Adventures of Kathlyn Dash did lay back his ears and look round, a good deal ashamed of himself; but he could not tear himself away so long as the cockatoo held that tempting morsel. The Cockatoo's Story The return “home” was frightfully steep and trying to wearied and hungry folks. 3rd.—Youths busy with feathers of cockatoos got yesterday, making head-dresses. Adventures in New Guinea |
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