92 Mr. 0. Salvin on the Psittacidse of Central America. 



Believing the species to be un described, I sent specimens to 

 Dr. Finsch, of Bremen, for further examination. He writes 

 respecting them as follows : — " The Conurus is, undoubtedly, 

 an excellent new species, as you suspect. I have examined the 

 bird accurately, and find it nearly allied to C. wagleri, having 

 the red on the forehead quite as in that species. C. ivagleri, 

 however, has the under wing-coverts along the metacarpus green, 

 whereas in the new bird they are red. The size, too, of the new 

 species is much less, the wing measuring 5 inches 10 lines 

 (German) instead of 6 in. 2 lines, the dimensions of the smallest 

 C. wagleri. C. frontatus, Cab., from Peru, is far more nearly 

 allied : in it the under wing-coverts are also red ; but this colour 

 is confined to the edge of the metacarpus. C. frontatus, too, 

 has the whole vertex red, and is even larger than C. wagleri, 

 the wing measuring 8 in. 4 lines." 



I have named this species after Dr.Finsch, whose racmograph of 

 the Psittacida will long remain the standard work on this family. 



8. Conurus holochlorus, Scl. : Einsch, Papag. i. p. 466. 

 This species is found in great abundance in the highlands of 



Southern Mexico and Guatemala. The original specimen, which 

 formed the type of Sclater's description, came from Jalapa, whence 

 it was sent by M. de Oca (Ann. N. H. ser. 3, iv. p. 224, 1859). 

 Throughout Guatemala, this Conurus is found wherever Indian 

 corn is grown in the vicinity of the upland villages. So far as 

 I am aware, it seldom descends below an elevation of 4000 feet ; 

 but above that limit it may frequently be seen. It is said to 

 breed in large numbers in the tablelands lying between Chi- 

 malteuango and Panajachel ; and one of the ravines traversed by 

 the track between these villages takes its name " el Barranco de 

 los Cliocoyos" from the number of these Parrots frequenting it. 



9. Conurus petzi (Wagl.) : Finsch, Papag. i. p. 502. 

 This species, though locally distributed, is found from Mexico 



to Costa Rica. In the former country specimens were obtained 

 by Deppe, and more recently by Salle at Acapulco. In Gua- 

 temala I found it abundant at Agua Caliente, near where the 

 road from tbe capital to Salama crosses the Kio Motagua. 

 Mr. G. C. Taylor observed it in Honduras, Delattre in Nicara- 



