﻿VENEZUELAN ORNITHOLOGY — FRIEDMANN AND SMITH 471 



The blue-and-yellow macaw was found exclusively in the lowland 

 forest of the Guarapiche and Amana River bottoms in the vicinity of 

 Caicara, generally in flocks of somewhat less than 25 bu'ds. It was 

 recorded in March, September, and October. 



The example collected was feeding on the seeds of the "jabillo" 

 {Hura crepitans) . 



Local names, "guacamayo" and "guaco." 



ARATINGA ACUTICAUDATA NEOXENA (Cory) 



Conurus neoxenus Cory, Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., orn. ser., vol. 1, 1909, p. 243 

 (Boca del Rfo, Margarita Island, Venezuela). 



SPECIMEN COLLECTED 



1 9 , Caicara, December 23, 1945; gonads not enlarged; iris dull orange, tarsi 

 and toes dull orange; plumage fairly fresh. 



Our specimen agrees very closely with a male from El Sombrero, 

 taken in November. 



This parakeet was recorded throughout the year on the savaima 

 and in the woods-edge habitat. There was considerable seasonal 

 variation in numbers, particularly at Cantaura. The birds were quite 

 rare from March through July. Late in August flocks of about a 

 hundred birds were present and remained until January, when peak 

 flocks of over 200 individuals were recorded. In February the size 

 and the number of the flocks decreased rapidly, and by March the 

 species was very rare around Cantaura. Since the species was much 

 commoner at Caicara, it was more difficult to evaluate the extent of 

 the variation in numbers at that station. 



The call note of this species is very different from that of the other 

 common parakeet (Araiinga pertinax), being a loud scream which 

 might be written as cheeeah-cheeeah rapidly repeated. 



Local name, "carapaico." 



ABATINGA LEUCOPHTHALMUS LEUCOPHTHALMUS (P. L. S. Miiller) 



Psittacus leucophthalmus P. L. S. Muller, Natursystem, Suppl., 1776, p. 75 

 (Guiana) . 



SPECIMENS COLLECTED 



1 9 , Cantaura, January 5, 1946; gonads rather enlarged; iris brown, tarsi and 

 toes dull black, bill flesh color; bird very fat. 



1 9 , Cantaura, April 19, 1948; gonads slightly enlarged; iris tan, bill pale 

 flesh color, feet black, facial skin colorless (not obvious in life) ; gizzard contained 

 fruit pulp. 



Both birds have the greater under wing coverts bright yellow. In a 

 series of Brazilian examples about half the birds have these feathers 

 as in the present two specimens, and half have them light green, 

 regardless of sex. 



Flocks of 10 to 20 of these birds were seen regularly, January to 



