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of the body is grass-green, without a dark edge to the feathers ; 

 the beak is yellow ; the upper mandible along the edge and at 

 the point is blackish ; the cere whitish-grey ; the eyes dark- 

 brown, inclining to black, surrounded by a large whitish-grey 

 eye cere ; the feet and claws are a blackish-grey. Size, 

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

 4in. to 4^in.). Its special marks are dark-scarlet lores, and stripe 

 on the forehead ; purplish-blue on the top of the head ; cheeks 

 and sides of the head emerald-green, with one single yellow spot 

 under the eye. It is a native of the district along the Amazon 

 river, Guiana, Columbia, and Panama. 



This species was described and painted by Spix in the year 

 1825. A Diademed Amazon was amongst the collection of the 

 Emperor of Austria, at Schonbrunn, as early as 1845, and one 

 was received in the Zoological Gardens, in London, in 1871 ; 

 isolated specimens have appeared in the Berlin Exhibitions since 

 1876. It agrees in general character with the preceding 

 species. 



CHAP. XXXIIL— DUFEESNE'S AMAZON. 



Psittacus Dufresnei (LvU.), Khl. 



Dufresnes Amazon (Ger., Granada - Amazone, Goldmasken) 

 Amazone (!), Dufresnes Kurzflilgelpapagei ; Fr., Ferroquet 

 Amazone de Dufresne ; Dut., Dufresnes Amazone Papegaai- 

 — Description. 



Yellow lores, blue cheeks, and red on the front of the 

 head, are the distinguishing marks of this species. It is 

 grass-green on the back of the head and neck, each feather 

 having a narrow black tip ; the front of the head is scarlet ; the 

 lores deep-yellow ; the cheeks and upper part of the throat 

 sky-blue ; on the back each green feather has a darkish edge ; 

 the central spot on the wings vermilion ; the first three 

 secondaries have the outer web red ; the edge and coverts 

 of the wings are green ; the five outermost tail feathers 

 have a large blood-red spot ; all the lower part of the body is a 

 lighter green, without the dark border to the feathers ; the 

 beak is pale coral-red ; the cere reddish-white ; eyes orange 



