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Having a crest...
Crest
Crest, in heraldry, signifies the devices st over a cost of arms...
Cockatoo
A bird of the Parrot family of the subfamily Cacatuinaelig 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...
Goldcrest
The European golden crested kinglet Regulus cristatus or Regulus regulus called also golden crested wren and golden wren The name is also sometimes applied to the American golden crested kinglet See Kinglet...
cockatiel
A small gray and white Australian parrot Leptolophus hollandicus formerly Calopsitta Novaelig Hollandiaelig with a prominent crest the male has bright yellow cheeks and crest but the female has only a pale yellow in the face it is so called from its note...
Firecrest
A small European kinglet Regulus ignicapillus having a bright red crest called also fire crested wren...
Screamer
Any one of three species of South American birds constituting the family Anhimidaelig and the suborder Palamedeaelig They have two spines on each wing and the head is either crested or horned They are easily tamed and then serve as guardians for other poultry The crested screamers or chajas belong to the genus Chauna The horned screamer or kamichi is Palamedea cornuta...
Simpai
A long tailed monkey Semnopitchecus melalophus native of Sumatra It has a crest of black hair The forehead and cheeks are fawn color the upper parts tawny and red the under parts white Called also black crested monkey and sinpaelig...
Cargoose
A species of grebe Podiceps crisratus the crested grebe...
Cassican
An American bird of the genus Cassicus allied to the starlings and orioles remarkable for its skillfully constructed and suspended nest the crested oriole The name is also sometimes given to the piping crow an Australian bird...
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