Major Mitchell's cockatoo

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Etymology

Named after the Australian explorer Major Thomas Mitchell.

Noun

Major Mitchell's cockatoo (plural Major Mitchell's cockatoos)

  1. A cockatoo of species Cacatua leadbeateri (syn. Lophochroa leadbeateri), having distinctive salmon pink plumage and a bright red and yellow crest, principally of arid Australia.

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