272 psittacid^;. 



/ 4 . Forehead not red (except in C. alli- 

 frons, which has a narrow red frontal 

 edge). 

 / 5 . Forehead or sinciput white. 

 /". Cheeks and throat green. 



P. No red patch on the middle of 



the ahdomen ; primary coverts 



red in the adult males, green 



in the young and females (?). 



I s . Lores and region round the 



eyes red ; ear-coverts green, alhifrons, p. 311. 



m H . Lores yellow ; region round 



the eyes, except in front, 



red ; ear-coverts black .... xantholora, p. 313. 



m 7 . A dull red patch on the middle 



of the abdomen ; ear-coverts 



black ventraUs, p. 314. 



m r '. Cheeks and throat rose-red. 

 n~. Feathers of the hind neck 

 green, with no red; middle 

 of the abdomen more or less ( leucocephala, p. 31 o. 



dull red \ caymanensis, p. 317. 



(P. Feathers of the hind neck dull ( bahamensis, p. 317. 

 reddish, with green subapical 

 bands and black edges ; no 

 red tinge on the middle of 



the abdomen collaria, p. 318. 



ff s . Forehead and sinciput dark bluish 

 green ; primary coverts red ; bill 

 dark horn-colour, with a whitish 

 spot on the sides towards the base ; 

 size small agilis*, p. 319. 



* I am not acquainted with the following species : — 



ClIRYSOTIS CANIFRONS. 



Chrysotis canifrons, Lawr. Ann. N. York Ac. ii. p. 381 (1883) (Island of 

 Aruba, West Indies); Ibis, 1883, p. 371; Rchnw. u. Schal. Journ. f. 

 Om. 1885, p. 460. 



The general colouring is green, the abdomen washed with bluish, the feathers 

 of the hind neck edged with black, and those of the throat mixed with yellow; 

 the front, the chin, and upper part of the throat are greyish ash ; this colour 

 is bordered on the crown with dull pale yellow ; sides of the head dull yellow ; 

 the primaries are deep blue, with a speculum of bright scarlet ; the bend of 

 the wing is clear yellow, marked with scarlet nest the body ; thighs grey ; tail- 

 feathers green, ending rather broadly with light greenish yellow ; the basal 

 portions of the feathers are yellow for half their length, and are marked with 

 red ; the outer feather is bluish on the outer web ; bill whitish horn-colour, 

 with the tip dusky ; feet dark grey. Dimensions approximately : length 

 14 inches, wing 9, tail 6. (Lawrence.) 



Hah. Island of Aruba, West Indies. 



Obs. The most marked difference from its allies seems to be the ashy front 

 and chin (Lawrence). The typical and only known specimen described by 

 Lawrence is lost. This species' is not mentioned in Cory's 'Birds of the West 

 Indies.' 



