noun. Any of various parrots of the family Cacatuidae of Australia and adjacent areas, characterized by a long erectile crest.

noun. A somewhat contemptuous term applied to a small farmer in Australia.

noun. The name of many beautiful birds of the parrot family, subfamily Cacatuinæ (which see), and especially of the genus Cacatua.

noun. 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).

noun. A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot.

noun. A lookout posted during a two-up game.

noun. white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds

"But everybody else had gone to "cockatoo" -- to sit on the top rail of the enclosure and look down at the maddened creatures, so at length he fastened his bridle to a tree and proceeded gingerly to follow their example."

Psittacidae  cockatiel  cockatoo fence  corella  galah  

Major Mitchell's Cockatoo  sulphur-crested cockatoo  

parrot  

broad-crested cockatoo  cacatua galerita  great black cockatoo  kakatoe galerita  kakatoe leadbeateri  

awing  bellbird  bulbul  coati  cockatoos  

cocky