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28. Ara militaris, (Linnaeus). 



Psittacus militaris, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 139, (1766). 

 Le Vaill. Parrots, pi. 6, Edward's Glean, vii. pi. 313. 

 From the River Nercua in the Cordilleras mountains. 



29. Ara ararauna, (Linnaeus). 



Psittacus ararauna, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 139, (1766). 

 Le Vaill. Parr. pi. 3, Lear, Parr. pi. 8. 

 From the mouth of the Atrato, Gulph of Uraba. 



30. Ara severa, (Linnaeus). 



Psittacus severus, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 140, (1766). 

 Le Vaill. Parr. pi. 8, 9, 16, Edward's Glean, t. pi. 229. 

 Mouth of the River Nercua. 



31. Conurus pertinax, (Linnceus). 



Psittacus pertinax, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 142, (1766). 

 Le Vaill. Parr. pi. 34, Edw. Glean, v. pi. 234. 

 Carthagena. 



32. Conurus tovi, (Gmelin). 



Psittacus tovi, Gm. Syst. Nat. i. p. 351, (1788). 

 Bourj. St. Hil. Parr. pi. 48. 

 From the River Atrato. 



33. Psittacula cyanoptera, (Boddaert). 



Psittacus cyanopterus, Bodd. Tab. PI. Enl. p. 27, (1783). 

 Psittaculus gregarius, Spix. Av. Bras. i. p. 39, (1824). 

 Bourj. St. Hil. Parr. pi. Spix. Av. Bras. i. pi. 34. 

 Carthagena. 



34. Drtocopds Malherbei, (G. R. Gray). 



Campephilus Malherbii, G. R. Gray, Gen. Birds, ii. p. 436, pi. 108, (1845). 

 Malherbe, Monog. Picidae, pi. 6. 

 From Turbo. " Occasionally seen in the forest at Turbo, very shy and diffi- 

 cult to approach." (Mr. C. J. Wood). 



35. Dryocopus albirostris, (Vieillot). 



Picus albirostris, Vieill. Nouv. Diet. xxvi. p. 69, (1818). 

 Megapicus albirostris, (Vieill.) Malherbe. 

 Malherbe, Monog. Picidas, pi. 4. 



36. Celkus mentalis, nobis. 



About the size of O. rufus, occipital feathers somewhat lengthened, third quill 

 longest, bill rather short. Male, with a large space on the chin and throat, 

 bright scarlet. This space begins nearly on a line with the commissure of the 

 bill on each side, covering the chin and throat, and is not divided in the mid- 

 dle, but is integral. 



Head and upper parts of body dark cinnamon, many feathers having semi- 

 circular and crescent shaped spots of black, rump and upper tail coverts lighter. 

 Quills brownish black, barred with dark cinnamon, tail brownish black, all the 

 feathers of which are barred with dull yellowish cinnamon color. Underparts 

 of body yellowish cinnamon, lighter than the back and with the black spot9 

 much more numerous, every feather havi g nearly complete semicircular and 

 crescent shaped bands of black. Under wing coverts uniform dark cinnamon, 

 not spotted, axillaries dark cinnamon with a few imperfect bands of deep black. 

 Bill bluish horn color, under mandible lighter. Female, much like the male, 

 but having no red patch on the throat and the black spots on the under parts 

 not so numerous. 



Total length about 8 inches, wing 43, tail If inches. 



Hab. Turbo and Atrato River, New Grenada. Discovered by Messrs. Wm. 

 S. and Chas. J. Wood, Spec, in Nat. Mus. Washington. 



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