Major Mitchell

British  

noun

1. Also called: Leadbeater's cockatoo.  an Australian cockatoo, Kakatoe leadbeateri, with a white-and-pink plumage

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Etymology

Origin of Major Mitchell

C19: named after Major (later Sir) Thomas Mitchell (1792–1855), Scots-born Australian explorer

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Major Mitchell

Even more striking is the recent discovery that the exact brain region Major Mitchell seems to have injured has recently been linked to immorality.

From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2015

Later, a cockatoo – the Major Mitchell – was named after him.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 13, 2014

This wild tale, and the expedition it led to, brings on the scene one of the most noted figures of the past, Oxley's successor, Surveyor-General Major Mitchell.

From The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 by Favenc, Ernest

Accordingly, Major Mitchell received instructions to take charge of the party, and on the 21St of November, 1831, took his departure from Liverpool Plains.

From The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 by Favenc, Ernest

Major Mitchell, for one, had an entirely different theory on the subject embracing the existence of a. dividing range between the Macquarie and Lachlan rivers which would entirely preclude the Darling and Murray from joining.

From The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 by Favenc, Ernest