222 THE SPEAKING PARROTS. 



The Yellow-cheeked Conure is dark orange on tlie forehead as 

 far as the eyes, the lores, the temples, the region around 

 the ear, the sides of the head, and the base of the beak ; the 

 crown of the head is marine blue ; the back of the head and the 

 nape of the neck greenish-yellow, all the rest of the upper parts 

 of the body grass-green ; the tips of the wings greenish-blue, the 

 inner webs edged with black, the reverse side blackish-grey ; the 

 feathers of the tail bluish at the end, olive greenish-j-eliow on 

 the reverse side, all the rest of the upper part grass-green ; the 

 sides of the neck, the throat, and the upper part of the breast 

 ochre-brownish olive-green ; the breast and all the rest of the 

 under parts of the body a yellowish grass-green ; an orange 

 spot in the middle of the belly ; the beak brownish horn-grey, 

 inclining to a slate-coloured black ; the cere greyish, or some- 

 times pure white ; the eyes brownish-yellow, inclining to dark- 

 brown ; the unfeathered skin round the eye white ; the feet 

 brownish horn-grey ; claws black. The plumage of the young 

 bird orange only on the lores and round the eye ; the forehead 

 and top of the head a dull marine blue ; the sides of the head, 

 the base of the beak, and the throat olive-brown ; the belly 

 orange. The intermediate plumage : A broad band of pale brownish 

 yellow on the forehead ; the forehead and crown of the head 

 brownish-green ; a broad orange-yellow circle round the eye ; 

 the eye region, the cheeks, throat, and upper part of the 

 breast, pale yellowish-brown ; the lower part of the belly orange- 

 yellow. Size, that of a thrush (length, 9|in. to IQlin. : wings, 

 4Jin. to 5|in. ; longest feather of the tail, 3|in. to 4|-in. : outer- 

 most tail feathers, 2 Jin. to 3 in.). It is a native of South 

 America, from Eio Negro to Darien, across Panama, the West 

 Indian Islands, Trinidad, St. Croix, and St. Thomas. 



The Brown-throated Conure is of a pale ochre-brown on the 

 forehead ; the crown of the head a dull marine blue ; the lores, 

 round about the eye, the cheeks, and sides of the head ochre 

 brownish-grey, marked as with fine black scales ; the wings a 

 pale greenish-blue on the outer web, the inner web grey, the 

 reverse side silver-grey ; the small under coverts of the wing 

 yellowish-green ; the two central feathers of the tail blue on the 

 tip, the basal half greenish, the others bluish-green, all olive 

 greenish-yellow on the reverse side ; the rest of the upper 

 part of the body a pure dark green ; the throat and upper part of 

 the breast ochre brownish-grey, marked as with fine black 

 scales ; the under part of the breast and the belly a pure 



