rather a small body, but liis head is very large indeed, and hehas a crest of black feathers. His cheeks are red, and as for his bill, you secwhat it is like by looking in the picture. That bill of his can crack the hardest nut in the forest. The nuts growon a very tall tree, and the shell is as… … THE CASMALOS COCKATOO. smooth indeed ; and then he digs the sharp end of his bill into it. Hecontrives to get out the kernel with his tongue bit by bit. His tongue is the most curious part of him. It is red, and can be I70 STORIES ABOUT BIRDS. pushed out to a great distance. There is a horny kind…
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