332 PSITTACIDiE. 



Amazona senilis, Schleg. Mus. P.-B. Psittaci, p. 62 (1864) ; id. 



op. cit. Revue, p. 29 (1874). 

 Pionius senilis, Lawr. Ann. Lye. N. Y. viii. p. 184 (1865), ix. p. 131 



(1868). 

 Pionias senilis, Finsch, Papaa. ii. p. 460 (1868) ; Pek. Orn. Bras. 



p 264 (note) (1871) ; Gieb. Then. Orn. in. p. 193 (1877) ; Echmo. 



Vogelbild. t. x. f. 6 (1878-83) ; id. Journ. f. Orn. 1879, p. 212, 



1881, p. 364 {Consp. Psitt, p. 204). 



Adult male. Olive-green ; pileum white ; feathers of the rest of 

 the head green, with hlue edges ; a white patch on the chin and middle 

 of the throat ; feathers of the hreast olive-brown, with purple-blue 

 edges, gradually becoming greener towards the abdomen : under 

 tail-coverts rose-red, with green shafts and bluish tinge towards tho 

 tips, the longer ones edged with yellow-green ; smaller and median 

 upper wing-coverts olive-brown with golden reflexions ; carpal edge 

 white ; bastard-wing, primary-coverts, and primaries deep blue, the 

 last, towards the tips, green ; secondaries blue, edged with green on 

 the outer webs ; under wing-coverts green, washed with blue 

 towards the tips, the greater ones and the inner webs of the quills 

 below o-rass-green ; central tail-feathers green, blue towards the tips ; 

 the lateral feathers blue, with the base of the inner webs red, 

 the inner ones green towards the bases of the outer webs ; tail 

 below bluish green towards tho tips, red towards the base : bill palo 

 horn-yellow ; feet pale brown ; iris brown. Total length about 9*5 

 inches, wing 7'2, tail 2-9, bill 1-05, tarsus 0-6. 



Female. Like the male. 



Youvg. Head, neck, and breast green, with no blue edges to the 

 feathers ; forehead white ; no white patch on the chin. 



Hah. Southern Mexico and Central America as far as Costa Rica. 



Many specimens show light brown tips on the upper wing-coverts. 



a-d. $ ad. sk. Cuesta de Mizantla, Mexico, Salvin-Godnmn Coll. 



June. 

 e 9 ad sk Villa Alta, Oaxaca, Mexico, Salvin-Godman Coll. 



March (M. Trujillo). 

 f Ad sk. Mirador, nearVera Cruz, Mexico Salvin-Godman Coll. 



J ' (Dr. C. Sartorius). 



g. Ad. sk. Guatemala. Tweeddale Coll. 



h. Ad. sk. Guatemala. Gould Coll. 



i. Ad. sk. Guatemala. 0. Salvia, Esq. [P.]. 



k. J $ ad. sk. Choctum, Vera Taz (O. Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 /. Ad. sk. Chisec, Vera Paz (O. Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



m n. Ad. et Coban, Vera Paz (0. Salvin). Salvin-Godruan Coll. 



imm. sk. 

 o Ad sk. Coban, Vera Paz, February Tweeddale Coll. 



(0. Salvin). 

 p. Ad. sk. Orange Walk, British Honduras, Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Dec. {Gaunter). 

 q. Ad. sk. Vicinity of Belize, British Hon- Salvin-Godman Coll. 



duras (Blancanecn/.r). 

 r. Juv. sk. Honduras (H. Whitehj). Sclater Coll. 



s. cJad.sk Angostura, Costa Rica, February Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(J. Carmiol). 



