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the eye is pale-blue ; about the ear greenish-blue ; upper tail 

 coverts yellowish-green ; the coverts of the primaries are 

 bluish-green ; all the tail feathers, except the two centre ones, 

 are pure green, at the base scarlet ; all the upper part of the 

 body is grass-green ; at the sides and back of the neck each 

 feather is edged with black ; the under part of the body is a 

 paler, lighter green ; the thigh, the hinder part of the body, and 

 the lower tail coverts, yellowish-green ; the beak a waxy-yellow ; 

 the end of the upper mandible is a greyish-white (a pale horn- 

 grey sulphur colour at the base) ; the cere greyish-white ; feet 

 yellowish brown-grey ; the claws black. Size, about that of a 

 jackdaw (length, 12iin. to 13in. ; wings, 6|in. to 6Jin. ; tail, 

 3|-in. to 4in.). 



The marks which serve to distinguish this species from the 

 preceding are : The whole of the upper part of the body is grass- 

 green, without the broad black tips on the feathers, which, 

 however, appear narrow and faintly marked on the sides and 

 back of the neck ; the red spot on the belly is wanting. 



It is a native of Jamaica, where it is said to be rather 

 plentiful, to live chiefly on oranges, and in its habits to resemble 

 others of this family. Many fanciers esteem it as teachable ; 

 yet it certainly does not surpass the White-fronted Amazon, and 

 scarcely even equals it. 



CHAP. XXVIII.— THE WHITE-BEOWED AMAZON. 



Psittacus albifrons, Sprrm. 



Sinctacle Parrot (Ger., Brillenamazone, Weissstirnige Amazone, 

 Weisszilgeliger Kurzflllgelpapagei ; Fr., Perroquet a fronthlanc, 

 Perroquet a joues rouges ; Dut., Witvoorhoofd Amazon 

 Papegaai) — Description. 



Although described by Hernandez in the year 1651, yet this 

 parrot has been almost up to the present time a rarity in museums 

 as a stuffed specimen. In the trade it has long been one of the 

 better known, though, perhaps, not one of the commonest. Of 

 late, however, it has appeared several times at bird shows. 

 It is white on the forehead and top of the head, with a blue, 



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