iS36.j 



CoRV on the Biids of the West Indies. 



455 



blue than cinnamon, while in otliers the cinnamon predominates; 

 under surface of tail-feathers cinnamon red, showing bright orange 

 when held in the light; crissum pale blue ; bare skin around the eye 

 probably dull white; bill dark brown, pale at the tip; legs and feet 

 brownish; iris pale yellow. 



The sexes are probably similar. 



Length (skin), including tail, about iS; wing, ii ; tail, lo; tarsus 

 .85; bill, ciu-\^e, 2, straight line from base to tip, 1.75. 

 Habitat. Cuba. Jamaica. 



It is not impossible that Ara niilitaris may have occurred in 

 Cuba and Jamaica, but it is improbable. The bird recorded as 

 such was perhaps A. tricolor wrongly identified ; Gosse re- 

 marks, however, that everv description he received of the bird 

 agreed with that of ^4. «^/7/V(7;vV, '-the Great Green Macaw of 

 Mexico." Dr. Gundlach writes me he believes A. tricolor is still 

 to be found in the swamps of Cuba, and that years ago he killed 

 a mmiber of birds of this species in the swamps of southern Cuba. 

 He has several fine specimens in his collection. 



Genus Conurus Kuni.. 



Coi/itriis KuHL, Consp. Psitt. 4, 1S30. 



' Conurus euops (Wagl.). 



Sitfacc mops Wagl. Mon. Psitt. p. 63S (1S32). 

 Psittticus cuops Halm. Orn. Atl. Pap. p. 95 (1836). 



Conurus giiianeusisYyO^ii. \\\ La Sagra's Hist. Nat. Cuba, Ois. p. 162 

 (1840). — Lemb. AvesCuba. p. 132 (1S50). 



Conurus enops Gray, Gen. Bds. 



IL No. 26 (1844-49). -FiNSCH, 



Die Papag. Mon. Bearb. I, p. 



474 (1S67). — ScL. & Salv. 



Nom. Avium Neotr. p. 112 



( 1873). — Cory, List Bds. 



W. I. p. 20 (1S85). 

 Evopsitta cz'ops Bp. Rev. Mag. 



Zool. 1854, p. 151. 

 Psittacara euops Sou.\xce, Rev. 



Mag. Zool. 1S56. p. 69. 

 Conurus guyaneiisisCs'R. J. t'.O. 



1856, p. 106. — Brewer, Pr. 



Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. VH, p. 



307 (i860). 



