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Cory on the Birds of the West Indies. 



blue than cinnamon, while in others the cinnamon predominates; 

 under surface of tail-feathers cinnamon red, showing bright orange 

 when held in the light; crissum pale blue ; bare skin around the eve 

 probably dull white; bill dark brown, pale at the tip; legs and feet 

 brownish ; iris pale vellow. 



The sexes are probably similar. 



Length (skin), including tail, about iS; wing, 1 1 ; tail, lo; tarsus, 

 .85; bill, curve, 2, straight line from base to tip, 1.75. 

 Habitat. Cuba. Jamaica. 



It is not impossible that Ara niilitaris may have occurred in 

 Cuba and Jamaica, but it is improbable. The bird recorded as 

 such was perhaps A. tricolor wrongly identified ; Gosse re- 

 marks, however, that every description he received of the bird 

 agreed with that of ^. ^//////ar/.v, ''the Great Green Macaw of 

 Mexico." Dr. Gundlach writes me he believes A. tricolor is still 

 to be found in the swamps of Cuba, and that years ago he killed 

 a number of birds of this species in the swamps of southern Cuba. 

 He has several fine specimens in his collection. 



Genus Conurus Kuhl. 

 Conurus Kuhl, Consp. Psitt. 4, 1830. 



Conurus euops (Wagl.). 



Sittace euops Wagl. Mon. Psitt. p. 638 (1832). 

 Psittacns euops Halm. Orn. Atl. Pap. p. 95 (1836). 



Conurus g-uianensis D'Oru. in La Sagra's Hist. Nat. Cuba, Ois. p. 162 

 (1840). — Lemb AvesCuba, p. 132 (1850). 



Conurus euops Gray, Gen. Bds. 



II, No. 26 ( 1844-49). -FiNSCH, 



Die Papag. Mon. Bearb. I, p. 



474 (1867). — ScL. & Salv. 



Nom. Avium Neotr. p. 112 



(1873)- — Cory, List Bds. 



W. I. p. 20 (18S5). 

 Ei'opsitta etwps Bp. Rev. Mag. 



Zool. 1854, p. 151. 

 Psittacara euops Souance, Rev. 



Mag. Zool. 1856, p. 69. 

 Conurus guyanensis Cab. J. f O. 



1S56, p. 106. — Brewer. Pr. 



Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. VII, p. 



307 (i86o). 



