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Pacific slope of Central America, from Salvador (Volcan de San 

 Miguel) to Nicaragua (Omotepe: San Geronimo, Chinandega) . 



Conums holochlorus (not of Sclater) Nutting, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vi, 1883, 395 

 (Omotepe, Nicaragua). — Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., xx, 1891, 189, 

 part (specimen Z). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, ii, 1897, 

 572, part (Omotepe, Nicaragua; Volcan de San Miguel, Salvador). 



Conurus holochlorus strenuus Ridgway, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xxviii, May 27, 

 1915, 106 (Omotepe, Nicaragua; coll. U. S. Nat. Mus.). 



ARATINGA BREVIPES (Lawrence). 



SOCORRO PAROQUET. 



Similar to A. JiolocMora but larger (especially the bill), coloration 

 decidedly darker (both above and below), and primaries relatively 

 shorter, with the tenth (outermost) shorter, instead of longer, than 

 the seventh. 



Adults (sexes alike). — Above clear light parrot green, the primaries 

 and primary coverts shghtly darker and more bluish green, the 

 former margined terminally (especially on inner webs) with blackish; 

 primaries, rcctrices, etc., with black shafts; sides of head brighter 

 green (bright deep apple green), the under parts hghter and more 

 yellowish green (deep apple green); smaller under wing-coverts 

 apple green, the under primary coverts and under surface of rcmiges 

 and rectriccs light 3^ellowish olive changing to deep olive-yellowish; 

 bill dull buffy whitish deeper (more brownish) on basal portion of 

 maxilla; iris yellow; « naked orbital space pale brownish (yellow 

 in life?); legs and feet dull grayish or horn color (in dried skin). 



Adult maZe.— Length (skins), 290-317 (303); wing, 164.5-172 

 (168.2); tail, 144-157(150.8); culmen, 26-29.5 (27.8); tarsus, 17.5-19 

 (18); outer anterior toe, 22-23 (22.4).^ 



Adult female.— Length, (skins), 283-316 (305); wing, 161.5-170.5 

 (166.4); tail, 143.5-156.5 (150.7); cuhnen, 25.5-28.5 (26.7); tarsus, 

 17-18 (17.6); outer anterior toe, 21-22 (21.4).* 



Socorro Islands, Revillagigedo group, western Mexico. 



Conurus holochlorus, var. brevipes "Baird, MS." Lawrence, Ann. Lye. Nat. 

 Hist. N. Y., X, 1871, 54 [author's separate, p. 14] (Socorro Island, Revilla- 

 gigedo group, off n. w. Mexico; coll. U. S. Nat. Mus.); Mem. Bost. Soc. 

 N. H., ii, 1874, 295 (habits).— Grayson, Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H., xiv, 1871, 

 298 (habits). 



Conurus holochlorus brevipes Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., iii, Aug. 24, 1880, 

 190; Nom. N. Am. Birds, 1881, no. 393.— Anthony, Auk, xv, 1898, 317. 



C[onurus] holochlorus brevipes Ridgway, Man. N. Am. Birds, 1887, 270. 



Conurus brevipes Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., xx, 1891, 191. — Salvin and 

 Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, ii, 1897, 574. 



[Conurus] brevipes Sharpe, Hand-list, ii, 1900, 15. — Forbes and Robinson, 

 Bull. Liverpool Mus., i, 1897, 11. 



Conurus holochlorus (not of Sclater) Reichenow, Journ. fiir Orn., 1881, 276, 

 part (monogr.); Consp. Psitt., 1882, 164, part. 



^According to Grayson. b Ten specimens. 



