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Adult female : The whole of the head, neck and upper breast, rich 

 red; back, upper tail coverts and secondaries deep red ; narrow ring round 

 eye, band across back, edge of wing, remainder of under surface deep blue • 

 tail deep red, lighter at the tip; iris li^ht yellow; bill, legs and feet black. 

 Total length 15 J inches, of which the tail measures 4f. 



Hal), : Papuan Island, ranging eastwards as far as the Solomon group. 



This species is commonly known as the Red-sided Kclectus. 



Grand Ecr,KCTUS (E. rorattis)'. An inhabitant of the Moluccas; the 

 male differs but little from the preceding species; the green is not so bright 

 and of a yellowish hue. The female is red. with the chest, abdomen, nape 

 and mantle purple-blue; band at end of tail and under tail coverts vellow. 



On the Continent several have bred this species, and there are records 

 of one each c? and ? reaching maturity. 



The above is not given as a complete description, but merely the 

 distinguishing features from pecloralis, which it closely resembles. 



Thk Jamaica Amazon {Chrysoti<; collaria). A fine and handsome 

 species, very similar to the Bahama or WhiTK-Fkontkd Amazon. Roth of 

 these species are very uncommon, though the nearly allied Cuban Amazon 

 (C. leucocephala) has been rather frequently on the market dining the past 

 two years. The principal body plumage is green, with the feathers of the 

 hind head and nape margined with black ; forehead white, crown tinged 

 with blue; neck, cheeks and throat dull red; the sides of the face tinged 

 with blue and the cheeks bordered with white below the eyes; outer web of 

 larger wing feathers blue; outer webs of secondaries green; upper and 

 lower tail coverts yellowish-green ; tail green with the tip yellowish, outer 

 webs of outer feathers bine ; bill whitish horn; legs and feet flesh-colour. 

 Total lengh 12 inches of which the tail measures 4^. 



According to the B.M. Cat. the female resembles the male. 



Hab. : Jamaica. This species was named the Red-throated Parrot bv 

 Latham. It is a striking and handsomely plumaged bird, and the specimen 

 described above was in excellent condition but did not impress me as an 

 intelligent bird. 



The Whitk-frontkd Amazon iCIuyso/is bahamensis). I am of the 

 opinion that this species would be best called the Bahama Amazon, as 

 White-fronted conies very near to the White-headed or Cuban (C. leucoce- 

 phala), and the White-crowned (C. a/bifroiis). This species is so called bv 

 Mr. J. L. Bonhote who, 011 his return from the Bahamas, brought back 

 with him a number of them. The Avicultnral Magazine for June, 1904, 

 contained a coloured plate (Goodchild) of this species and also a descriptive 

 article from Mr. Bonhote's pen, from which I cull the following: — 



" That the majority of the West Indian species of Ckrysotis are now becoming- so 



" scarce that their extinction can only he a matter of a few more years apart from 



" its beautiful colouration, has but little to recommend it C leucocephala differs 



" from bahamensis in having the belly deep crimson and showing- red on every tail 

 " feather except the two central ones." 



