118 THE SPEAKING PARROTS. 



bend of the wing green ; only the outermost feathers of the 

 tail with a faded red spot ; all the upper part of the body 

 grass-green : the lower parts yellowish-green (sometimes the 

 feathers are edged with black) ; the beak horn-grey ; the point 

 and lower mandible black ; the cere whitish flesh-colour ; the 

 eyes are red, with a narrow yellow circle round the iris ; the 

 eye cere whitish ; feet whitish-grey ; claws blackish. Size, 

 about that of a crow (length, 14^in. ; wings, 7in. to 7Jin. ; 

 tail, 4in. to 4 Jin.). 



It presents special marks for recognition ; it may be dis- 

 tinguished from its fellows, especially from the Diademed 

 Amazon, by the red forehead and lores, the more or less bright- 

 blue top of the head, and the deep-yellow cheek spot ; sometimes 

 the throat is marked with red. It is a native of Central 

 America, southerly Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala, and, 

 according to Dr. von Frantzius, also of Costa Eica. The 

 Yellow-cheeked Amazon was first brought to the London 

 Zoological Gardens in the year 1869, and has appeared since 

 1878 at several bird shows, and at the bird dealers' now and 

 then. The five specimens which were exhibited at the Ornis 

 Exhibition, in 1879, by Mr. K. Hagenbeck and Miss Chr. 

 Hagenbeck, displayed, in the most marked manner, the points of 

 difference between this and the two most similar species. In 

 respect of talent and capability for training, this parrot holds a 

 secondary rank. 



CHAP. XXXII.— THE DIADEMED AMAZON. 



Psittacus diadematus, Shw^. 



Diademed Amazon (Ger., Diadem- Amazoiie, Amazone mit lila- 

 farhnem Sclieitel, lilascheiteliger Kurzflugelpa2')agei ; Fr., Perro- 

 quet Amazone a diademe, Perroquet Amazone couronne ; Dut., 

 Kroonen Amazone Papegaai) — Description. 



A NARROW band on the forehead and lores is of dark-scarlet ; 

 the top of the head and the neck green ; the central spot in the 

 wing scarlet (the secondaries are red on the outer web) ; the 

 edge and coverts of the wing are green ; the outermost tail 

 feathers are deep-red on the outer web ; all the upper part 



