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*Amazona mercenaria (Tsch.). TSCHUDI'S PARROT. 



Psittacus mercenarius TSCHUDI, Wiegm. Arch., 1844, I, p. 303 (Peru). 

 Chrysalis mercenaria TACZ., Orn. Peru, III, 1886, p. 221, Tabl. p. 100; SALVADORI, 

 Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., XX, 1891, p. 282; CHAPMAN, Bull. Am. Mus. N. H., 

 XXXVI, 1917, p. 262 (Colombia). 



Range: Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. 

 i: Ecuador (Perambe). 



*Amazona aestiva aestiva (Linn.). BLUE-FRONTED PARROT. 



Psittacus aestivus LINNAEUS, Syst. Nat., ed. 12, I, 1766, p. 146 (" America" = 



S. Brazil, Chubb). 

 Chrysalis aestiva REICHN., Vogelbild, 1871, pi. i, Fig. 7; SALVADORI, Cat. Bds. 



Brit. Mus., XX, 1891, p. 285. 

 Amazona aestiva GOELDI, Alb. de Aves Amazon, pt. 2, 1902, pi. 15. 



Range: Central Brazil, south to Paraguay and Argentina. 

 i: Brazil? (mounted). 



Amazona aestiva xanthropteryx" (Berl.). YELLOW- WINGED PARROT. 

 Chrysalis xanlhropteryx BERLESPCH, Orn. Monatsber., IV, 1896, p. 173 (Bueyes, 



Bolivia). 

 [Amazona] xanlhropertyx BRABOURNE and CHUBB, Bds. S. A., I, 1912, p. 89. 



Range: East Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina. 



Amazona farinosa farinosa (Bodd.). MEALY PARROT. 



Psittacus farinosus BODDAERT, Tabl. PI. Enl., 1783, p. 52 (Cayenne). 

 Chrysalis farinosa REICHENOW, Vogelbild, 1881, pi. 19, Fig. i; SALVADORI, Cat. 



Bds. Brit. Mus., XX, 1891, p. 280. 

 Amazona farinosa farinosa RIDGWAY, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 50, VII, 1916, 



p. 220, in key; GOELDI, Alb. de Aves Amazon, pt. 2, 1902, pi. 15; HELLMAYR, 



Nov. Zool., XVIII, 1910, p. 406. 



Range: Guianas and northern Brazil. 



*Amazona farinosa inornata (Salvador?). PLAIN- COLORED PARROT. 

 Chrysalis inornata SALVADORI, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., XX, 1891, p. 281 (Veragua, 



W. Panama). 

 Amazona farinosa inornata RIDGWAY, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 50, VII, 1916, 



P- 239. 



Range: Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru. 

 4 : Panama i ; Venezuela (Orope, Zulia) 2 ; and Ecuador (Rio Verde) i . 



Amazona farinosa virenticeps (Salvadori) . GREEN-HEADED PARROT. 

 Chrysalis virenticeps SALVADORI, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., XX, 1891, p. 280 (Bugaba, 



Chiriqui, W. Panama). 

 Amazona farinosa virenticeps RIDGWAY, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 50, VII, 1916, 



p. 240. 

 Range: Nicaragua and Costa Rica to western Panama. 



Amazona a. xanlhropleryx (BERLEPSCH): Western form of A. a. aestiva (LiNN.), 

 differing chiefly in having the front border of wing golden yellow instead of red. 



