10. BROTOGKRYS. 



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10. BROTOGERYS. 



Brotogeris, Vig. Zool. Journ. ii. p. 400 C18251 n T Jpe ' 



Ih^gerys,^. Nomenel LfflSp.M B " P^opterus. 



Erica, lip. Eev.et Mag. de Zool. 1854, p. 151 .... B tirica 

 Psittovius.i^. Rev. et May. de Zool. 1854 t) 151 U \» n ?' ■ 



7^7bf"' i858 (^^^-^-^!'ii. B - jngulan8 - 



Sittace, G. R. Gr. Hand-lid, ii. p. 150 (1870) .... B . tuipara. 

 Range. From Central America to Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia. 



Key to the Species. 



a. Tail longer, as long as the wings, or nearly so- 

 no distinct spot on the chin. 

 «'• No yellow patch on thewi D g; the greater 



wmg-coverts green . (.. ... 



V. A yellow patch on the ' wing, "the "rVater ' P ' ' 



upper wing-coverts being yellow ' 



a. Quills green . ' ; . . . 



b". Inner primaries yellowish white; seconl ' P ' " 



danes brig-hter yellow 

 b. Tail shorter, abeTut two-thirds of ihe wWs ' " " "^ P ' 257 ' 



c . iNo yellow patch on the sinciput ; bill rather 

 , lon g- 



c'. Cheeks light grey; pileum bluish, con- 

 trasting with the rest of the upper 

 parts ; under wing-coverts bright orange • 

 no distinct spot on the chin ° ' ~ i , 



*>'. Cheeks green; an orange or brown spot *"***""> P- 258 ' 

 on the coin. r 



a'". Primary-coyerts blue. 

 a\ Upper wing-coverts tinged with 



brown; under wing-coverts yellow, waularis n "59 

 &'. Upper wing-coverts green, with no ' P ' 



brown tinge. 

 a\ Bend of the wing and carpal edge 

 fiT6en ^^ 



* Bend of ih; 'wing and carpaf ed^e *"*'"' P ' ^ 

 yellow B „ . . _„_ 



&"'. Primary-coverts orange or y'elio'w.' ' ' ' ^^^ P " ** 

 C*. Primary-coverts orange. 



c 5 . Forehead oranjre . . . ,„,- „„-, 



d>. Forehead brown i»>para p. 202. 



*. Primary-coverts ^llow ckry*opterm, P 263. 



d'. A yeUow patch on the sinciput';' no dfel r/ "^°™> P «■ 



tinct spot on the chin ; bill rather short . . tui • p . 265. 



BliOTOGERYS FERRUGI.NEIFRONS, Lawr. 



Brotogery. ferrugineifrons, Lawr. Ibis, 1880, p. 238 ; Sah: f 8cht. ibid. ; 



