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SCANSORES. 



Arain.k. 



SUBFAMILY I J. 



The Macaws. 



Gex. Chabac. — Bill larf»e, the culnien of the upper maiidi)>le much arehed to 

 the tip, which is prolonged and acute, the lower mandible deeper than long, 

 and rather broader at the base than the upper, with the gonys advancing 

 upwards and rounded ; the tail lengthened, graduated, and the tip of each 

 feather narrowed. 



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Fig. 126.— the blue and yellow macaw. 

 (Aru car idea ) 



The Macaws are natives of tlie wanner regions of 

 Soutli America and the West Indies, and are amongst 



