plictolophus cristatus

Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“plictolophus cristatus” is listed under Cockatoo.

Origin: Malayan kakatūa.

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

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54