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Fam. PsiTTACiD^. 



491. Ara ararauna (Linn,). 



A male only of the well-known Macaw from the Napo. 

 We often observed the birds flying overhead at night in 

 large flocks, but never chanced upon their feeding-grounds. 

 They are much sought after by the Indians, for the sake of 

 their plumage. The Indian name for them on the Napo was 

 " Guacamayo.''^ 



492. Ara severa (Linn.). 



We shot examples of this Macaw at Santo Domingo, in 

 Western Ecuador, and also on the Napo. In both localities 

 they were fairly numerous, and there appears to be no dif- 

 ference whatever between them. 



493. Pyrrhura souanc^i (Verr.). 



This Conure was common on the Upper Napo, where it 

 was nesting in April, May, and June. 



494. Pachynus brachyurus (Temm. & Kuhl). 



A pair from the Rio Coca. We only once came upon a 

 large flock of these Parrots, when they were congregating 

 at sunset in the high trees along the river-banks for the 

 night. Iris pale yellow. 



495. PioNus MENSTRuus (Linn.). 



Common on the Napo, but most plentiful on the lower 

 parts. 



496. PlONUS CORALLINUS (Bp.). 



A male from Guanacillo, Western Ecuador. Beak coral- 

 red, white at the tip. 



497. PiONUS SENiLOiDES (Mass, & Souance). 



Two males and a female from San Nicolas, Western 

 Ecuador, and Baeza, Eastern Ecuador, 5000 feet. At the 

 former place we found them in flocks in the early morning 

 among the maize-fields on the hill-sides. They retire to the 

 forests during the day. The Indians at Baeza told us that 

 great numbers arrive there about October. They then kill 

 them and partially smoke them, to sell to the rubber-hunters 

 who pass through. 



