PIONOPSITTACUS. 597 
1. Pionopsittacus hematotis. 
Pionus hematotis, Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1860, p- 800'; Ibis, 1860, p. 401, t. 137; Salv. Ibis, 1861, 
p. 147°; Frantz. J. f. Orn. 1869, p. 3664. 
Pionius hematotis, Lawr. Ann. Lyc. N. Y. ix. p. 131°. 
Caica hematotis, Scl. P. Z. S. 1862, p.20°; Salv. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 1587; Ibis, 1871, p. 96°; 1874, 
p. 829°; Scl. & Salv. P. Z.S. 1870, p. 8377°; Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. Costa Rica, 1887, 
p. 1247, 
Pionopsittacus hematotis, Salvad. Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xx. p. 3437”, 
Pionopsitta hematotis, Richmona, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xvi. p. 520”. 
Viridis, torque cervicali et pectore oleagineo tinctis, pileo et nucha fuscis, plumis singulis rufo-brunneo marginatis, 
margine frontali et loris albis; capitis lateribus et gula nigricanti-fuscis; tectricibus auricularibus 
sanguineis ; hypochondriis, axillaribus et tectricibus subalaribus juxta humeros coccineis ; margine alarum 
et alula spuria saturate cyaneis, remigibus nigris cervino stricte limbatis; secundariis et tectricibus mediis 
extrorsum Viridibus introrsum cyaneis ; cauda viridi, apice cyanea, rectricibus lateralibus ad basin coccineis ; 
rostro flavido; pedibus carneis. Long. tota circa 8°5, ale 6-0, caude 2:4, rostri culminis 1-0, tarsi 0-6. 
(Descr. exempl. typ. ex Raxché, Vera Paz, Guatemala. Mus. nostr.) 
@ mari similis, sed omnino pallidior. 
Hab. Mexico, San Lorenzo near Cordova (Lerrari-Perez), Playa Vicente (Boucard ®) ; 
British Honpuras, Orange Walk (G. F. Gaumer); GuateMata, Raxché !, Choctum, 
Yaxcamnal, Sources of R. Sarstoon near Chimuchuch (0. S. & F. D. G.8); 
Honpuras, San Pedro (G. MW. Whitely 1°); Costa Rica, Rio Frio (Richmond 13), 
Angostura (Carmiol +), Pacuare (Carmiol°, Zeledon 44, v. Frantzius*), Naranjo de 
Cartago (Zeledon |'); Panama, Santa Fe (Arcé®), Veraguas (Merritt °). 
This species belongs to the section of the genus in which the inner webs of the 
outer tail-feathers are red and not yellow, the axillaries are bright scarlet, and the ear- 
coverts red. ‘The only other Parrot having these characters is P. coccinetcolluris, which 
differs as stated under the account of that bird. 
Originally discovered in the forests of the mountains of Vera Paz, and subsequently 
traced to the lower districts of the same department, it is now known to occur in 
Southern Mexico, where Boucard met with it near Playa Vicente °, and more recently 
Don F. Ferrari-Perez near Cordova, but where it is apparently very rare. A single 
specimen was also procured by Dr. Gaumer at Orange Walk in British Honduras. It 
occurs also near San Pedro in the Republic of Honduras !°, and in greater abundance in 
Costa Rica. In the last-named country Mr. Richmond observed a flock of a dozen in a 
fruit-tree on the Rio Frio!8. The birds were quite quiet, making no noise even after 
being shot at several times. 
Our own experience of P. hematotis was very similar, and specimens were very 
difficult to secure, and remaining so still in the lofty trees of the forest they were hard 
to discover in the foliage and could seldom be shot at so great a height. 
