BIRDS OF AEGEXTIXA, PARAGUAY, VRUGUAY, AXD CHILE 197 



PYRRHURA FRONTALIS CHIRIPEPE (Vieillot) 



I'.sittacus chiripepe A'ieillot, Nouv. Diet. Hist. Nat., vol. 25, 1817, p. 361. 

 (Paraguay.) 



As indicated by Salvadori,'- since Psittacus vlUatus Shaw, 1811, 

 is preoccupied by vittatus Boddaert 1783, Pyrrhura viftata (Shaw) 

 must be repLiced by Pyrrhura frontalis ( Vieillot).'" PsUiaciis 

 frontalis was stated by Vieillot to have come from Cayenne; but since 

 it was based on the pe7fuche-ara a handeau rouge of Levaillant,'* the 

 type locality must, according to Salvadori/- be cited as Bra,-^)!. 



Females were shot at Las Palmas, Chaco, on July 1.") and 21, 1920, 

 and 25 kilometers west of Puerto Pinasco. Paraguay, on September 

 1. These differ from skins from eastern Brazil in small size, and are 

 taken as representing the subspecies ehirlpepe. Xone of the three 

 has the reddish spot on the back ascribed to this species, so that this 

 character is variable.""' These specimens have the following measure- 

 ments : 



No. 



Locality 



Date 



283752 Female Las Palmas, Chaco July 15,1920 



283751 ...do I do __ July 21,1920 



283750 ... do I Puerto Pinasco, Paraguay Sept . 1. 1920 



Tarsus 



14.0 

 13.0 

 13.0 



At Las Palmas, Chaco, these parrakeets were common from July 

 14 to 31, and were observed frequently in passage across ♦the sky. 

 They were wild and difficult to approach in most cases, but like many 

 other birds of such habit were surprisingly tame when I came upon 

 them suddenly near at hand. The}'- were known locally as loro 

 naranjero and were said to do considerable damage in orange groves. 

 an allegation that I verified bj' personal observation. Their flight 

 was swift and darting, and on the wing they often suggested 

 pigeons. Their screaming calls may be represented as l-ree-ah Ttree 

 Jcree kree ah. 



On September 1 these birds were common on a low wooded hill 

 25 kilometers west of Puerto Pinasco, but were not found farther 

 inland here, nor were thej^ recorded in the interior of Formosa. 



To the Anguete Indians they were known as yem a seet i gwi. 



NANDAYUS NENDAY (Vieillot) 



Psittacus nendaij A'ieillot, Tabl. Enc. Metli., vol. 3, 1823, p.l400. (Para- 

 guay. ) 



A male was killed near the Rio Paraguay at Puerto Pinasco. 

 Paraguay, on September 3, 1920, and another near Kilometer 80 



■^-Ibis, 1900, p. 6G9. 



'^Psittacus frontalis Vieillot. Nouv. Diet. Hist. Nat., vol. 25, 1817, p. 361. 



'*Hist. Terr., 1801. pi. 17. 



'5 See Ilellmayr, Abh. Kon. Bayeiiselicn .\knd. Wi>:s.. II. KI., vol. 22, 1006. p. SS."). 



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