342 Clark, The West Indian Parrots. [*"* 



long tail (more than two thirds of the length of the wing) and the 

 feathers of the hind neck very long, broad, and erectile. D. accipi- 

 tri/ius is colored as follows : green ; head brown, pileum grayish 

 white ; breast and abdomen, and long feathers of nape, dark red 

 with blue edges ; wings green and black, slightly tinged with blue 

 on the tips of the secondaries ; tail green ; measurements : length, 

 14 in., wing 8 in., tail 6.4 in. The only apparent reason for refer- 

 ring the Guadeloupe bird to this form appears to be the mention 

 of its having a frill about its neck, a peculiarity common (although 

 not in such a marked degree as in Deroptyns) to several species of 

 Amazona. The colors of the two birds are quite different as 

 given ; we have good evidence that the parrots of Guadeloupe 

 really did exist, and Buffon states that it is not found in Cayenne 

 (in the habitat of D. accipitrinns .) D. accipitrimis was well known 

 to Buffon, and is figured in the Planches Enluminees (No. 526). 



The Guadeloupe parrot appears to have been most nearly re- 

 lated to Amazona imperiahs Richm. 1 of Dominica, at present the 

 largest of the genus. 



The color of the two birds is 



A. imperiahs. Parrot of Guadeloupe. 



Head, neck, and underparts dark Head, neck, and underparts vio- 



purple blue. let, mixed with a little green and 



black 2 (Dutertre) ; slaty (Labat); 



ashy bluish (Brisson). 

 Upper parts green. Upper partg brownish gteen 3 



(Dutertre); green (Labat; Brisson). 



Wing: primaries dark brown ; Wing: long quills black, other 



secondaries purple, green, and blue; feathers yellow, green, and red 4 



speculum, and metacarpal edge, (Dutertre); green, yellow and red 



crimson. (Labat). 



Orbital ring and cere grayish Orbital ring and cere red (Du- 



blue. tertre). 



1 Augusta Vigors; vide Richmond, Auk, XVI, p. 1S6, 1S99. 



2 Possibly the borderings of the feathers {A. imperiahs has the feathers 

 edged with black). The green may be an evidence of immaturity; the young 

 of A. guildingii is green. 



3 A . guildingii when not quite adult is brownish green. 



4 Dutertre's "rosettes" are probably scattered feathers in the lesser wing 

 coverts. 



