12. PYRRHURA. 215 



Psittacara vittatus, Vig. Zool. Journ. ii. p. 389 (1825) ; Steph. Gen. 



Zool. xiv. p. 11G (1820). 

 Conurus vittatus, Less. Tr. d'Orn. p. 213 (1831) ; G. R. Gr Gen B 



n. P- 414, i a. 23 (184o) ; Burin. Syst. Ueb. ii. p. 178 (1856) ; G.R. 



Gr. List Psitt. Brit. Mm. p. 40 (1859) : Sclat. Cat Am B r. 349 



n. 2084 (1862) ; Schleg. Mm. P.-B. P.ttaci, p. 24 0£MJ , ' &£% 



n%f< V" ;: :: ° 7 ; (1 ? i7); Peh - 0rn - Bras - PP- 269 446 lh ? 

 (18/1); Uamilt.lhs, 1871, p. 308; Sclat. $ Salv. Nomencl. Av. 

 Neotrop. p. 112, n. 29 (1873) ; Schleg. Mus. P.-B. Psittaci, Revue, 

 p.6 (\enezuela!)(18/4); Salv. Cat. B. Strickl. Coll. p. 466 (1882)' 

 Sclat List Vert. An. 8th ed. p. 344 (1883); Bert u. Jhering, 

 Zeitschr f ges. Om. 1885, p. 163; ? Berl. Journ. f. Orn. 1887 

 pp. 25, 121 (Paraguay). J ' 



Sittace vittata, Wagl. Mm. Psitt. p. 641 (1832) ; Hartl. Sust. Verz 

 Get. Mas. p. 86 (1844). 



Microsittace vittata, Bp. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1854, p. 150, n 50- 

 Souance Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1856, p. 62; Soma, Mas. Nac 

 Lisboa, Psittaci, p. 9 (1809) ; Cab. Journ. f. Orn. 1874, p 2*8 



1 yrrhura vittata, Bp. Naumannia, 1856, Consp. Psitt. n. 34- G R 

 Gr. Hand-list n p 148, n. 8125 (1870); ifcftnw. r^/Mrf! 

 PsUt l \ 174) ( )! <7b "' 7 '-/- °™- 1881, P-286 (C ; Wi >. 



^wfc ma?e. Green ; a narrow frontal band chestnut, sometimes 

 with one or two small red feathers ; throat and breast olive, with 

 yellowish-olive and dusky cross bars on the edges of the feathers ; 

 cheeks green ; a greenish-brown spot on the ear-coverts ; the feathers 

 of the lower back with brown-red edges, forming a browu-red 

 patch ; a patch of the same colour on the middle of the abdomen • 

 green feathers of the sides with obsolete dusky edges ; primary- 

 coverts green, slightly tinged with bluish ; outermost primaries blue, 

 edged with green on the outer webs and tinged with green towards 

 the tip ; innermost primaries like the secondaries, green ; greater 

 under wing-coverts and quills underneath blackish grey, tinged with 

 olive ou the inner web; tail green, more or less coppery red 

 towards the tip and on the inner web of the feathers ; tip of the 

 tail-leathers green ; tail-feathers below brown-red, slightly tipped 

 with greenish : bill dusky ; feet grey ; " iris reddish " (Joyner). 

 Total length 10-6 inches, wing 5-2, tail 5, bill 0-65, tarsus 0-4. 



Female. Like the male, but perhaps with the tad less reddish. 



Hab. South-eastern Brazil and Paraguay. 



In some specimens there are hoary spots, edged with dusky, 

 more or less distinct, on the occiput and nape. 



Graf von Berlepsch suspects that the Paraguayan bird [Psitta- 

 cus chiripepe, Vieill.) may be different from the true P. vittata. 



a. Ad. sk. Brazil. Purchased. 



6. Ad.sk. Brazil. Sclater ColL 



ft d ad sk. Sao Paulo, llrazil (Joyner). Sah in-( ; „dman Coll. 



d. Ad sk [Cayenne.] Salvia todman Coll. 



e. ¥ ad. sk. Curytaba, Brazil, November .Salviu-Godman Coll. 



[Natter er). 

 f- Ad - k - Purchased. 



