1886 



THE PARROT TRIBE 



red, and the bastard wing, together with the primary wing coverts and the outer 

 webs of the primaries, deep blue. Most of the species are distinguished from one 

 another by the markings of the head and face, while a few differ by their smaller 

 size. They are all essentially forest-dwelling birds; associating in flocks, and 

 feeding upon the fruits of palms and other trees. They usually lay from three 

 to four eggs, and produce but one brood in the year. If taken sufficiently early 

 the young are extraordinarily tame, and as these birds are very hardy, they are 

 favorites in captivity, more especially as many of them rival the gray parrot in 

 talking and mimicry. Indeed, the festive amazon frequently becomes sufficiently 

 domesticated to be allowed to wander in gardens at large. 



HAWK-BILGED PARROT. 



(One-fourth natural size.) 



One of the most remarkable members of this subfamily is the hawk- 



a ~ billed parrot (Deroptyus actipitrinus) of Guiana, the Amazon valley, 



and Northeast Brazil, which is the sole representative of its genus. It 



differs from the amazons by the presence of a tufted oil gland, and by the relatively 



longer tail, and is specially characterized by the beak being rather short, and deeper 



than long, but above all by the elongation and breadth of the feathers on the hinder 



part of the neck, which form an erectile collar- or ruff. The coloration of this 



extraordinary bird is very striking. While the back and upper surface of the wings 



