THE GREAT GREEN MACCAW. 109 



extreme length being about twenty- nine inches. The 

 [fill is strong, typical in form, its colour blackish- 

 6rown. The orbits and cheeks are naked, and of a 

 flesh colour, with striae of small blackish-brown fea- 

 thers ; the irides are composed of two rings, the 

 outer of a rich yellow, the inner greyish-green. The 

 forehead is of a rich crimson, the chin feathers red- 

 dish-brown, and passing rapidly into the green of 

 the neck. The rest of the head, the neck, lesser 

 wing-coverts, the mantle, and all the under parts of 

 the body, are of a fine and lively green, in some 

 lights shewing tints of azure blue on the back of the 

 neck and head. The lower back and upper tail co- 

 verts, as well as the greater wing-coverts and quills, 

 are of a fine blue. The tail feathers on the upper 

 surface are scarlet, with blue tips, the under surface 

 and that of the wings orange-yellow. The legs and 

 toes are red, tinged with grey. The claws are 

 strong, hooked, and black. 



The second illustration of this magnificent group, 

 is the 



