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NOBLE PARROT-MACCAW. 



Psiltacara nobilis. 

 PLATE VIII. 



Psittacara frontata, Vig. in Zoo/. Journ. v. ii. p. 389 

 Sittace nobilis, Wagler, in Abhand. <Jc., p. 661. Psit- 

 tacus nobilis, Lath. Ind. Orn. i. p. 85. sp. 9. Psitt. Guia- 

 nensis, Kuhl, Consp. Psitt. p. 19. sp. 11. Arara macro- 

 gnathus, Spix> Av. Bras. i. t. 25. fig. 102. 



INSTEAD of the large bare space which occupies 

 the whole of the face and cheeks of the large Mac- 

 caws, the nakedness in this bird is confined to the 

 orbits, and a space between the eyes and the bill, 

 continuous with the cere which covers the base of 

 the latter. The bill itself, though equally massive 

 and powerful in comparison to the bulk of the bird, 

 is differently shaped, the tip being suddenly drawn 

 to a very sharp and delicate point. It is a na- 

 tive of Brazil, Paraguay, and other parts of South 

 America, and occurs in great numbers upon the 

 banks of the Amazons. Its food consists of the 

 kernels of the harder fruits, for obtaining which, its 

 powerful bill is admirably adapted. In disposition 

 it is wild, and not easily tamed ; and, though noisy 



