BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 



FAM. PSITTACID^. 



PARROTS. 



CHRVSOTIS COLLAR/A. (^Linn.) 

 Parrot. 



Adult Male. — General plumage, green, many feathers narrowly 

 tipped with dark brown ; forehead, and the top of the head to the 

 eyes, white ; throat, bright red, sometimes touched witli green ; 

 some of the feathers on the belly, brownish red ; outer webs of 

 primaries, blue, inner webs, brown ; tail, green, showing blue on 

 outer webs of outer feathers, and red on the basal half of inner webs 

 of all except the central ones, which sometimes show a trace near 

 the shaft; bill, yellowish white; iris, brown. 



Length 13, wing 8, tail 4.50, tarsus .75, bill 1.25. 



Many years ago the Parrot was abundant throughout the Baha- 

 mas, but at the present time it is common only at Inagua. The 

 natives claim that they also exist at Abaco and Long Island, but 

 if this be true, it is probably only in small numbers, as wc never met 

 with them during our explorations of the last-named islands. I was 

 told that during the month of July they repair in large numbers to 



