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Description. Above green, feathers of neck and back edged with blackish ; 

 front, lores, and wing-spot scarlet ; beneath paler, throat and breast vinaceous, 

 feathers edged with blackish ; bend of wing and base of tail-feathers scarlet : 

 whole length 14-0 inches, wing 7'2, tail 4-7. Female similar. 



Hab. S. Brazil, Paraguay, and N. Argentina. 



This Parrot, which is enumerated by Azara among the birds of 

 Paraguay, was also found by White in the adjoining district of Misiones 

 in the Argentine Republic. White gives us the following notes on its 

 habits : " Both in Concepcion and San Javier these Parrots are found 

 in incredible numbers feeding in the orange-groves which cover and 

 enclose the extensive Jesuit ruins in those parts of Misiones. They seem 

 to be very voracious, as they feed all day long ; and the inhabitants shoot 

 them for food; but they are not easily scared, for on hearing a shot 

 they only fly up in clouds to descend again, meanwhile making the air 

 resound with their shrill cries. They can be taught to talk tolerably 

 well if taken young." 



284. CHRYSOTIS ESTIVA (Linn.). 

 (BLUE-FRONTED AMAZON.) 



Chrysotis aestiva, Scl et Salv. Nomencl. p. 114 ; Salvin, Ibis, 1880, p. 361 

 (Salta). Psittacus amazonicus, Burm. La-Plata Reise, ii. p. 443 (?). 

 Chrysotis amazonica, White, P. Z. S. 1882, p. 621 (?). 



Desertion. Above green, feathers edged with blackish; crown yellow; 

 front blue ; wing-patch scarlet : beneath green, cheeks and throat yellow ; bend 

 of wing and inner base of tail scarlet : whole length 15'0 inches, wing 8-5, 

 tail 5-0. Female similar. 



Hab. Brazil, Paraguay, and N. Argentina. 



Durnford obtained a specimen of this Parrot near Salta in the pro- 

 vince of Oran, which has been identified by Mr. Salvin. It is probable 

 that the birds referred to C. amazonica by Prof. Burmeister and White 

 may belong to this same species. 



285. PIONUS MAXIMILIANI (Kuhl). 

 (PRINCE MAXIMILIAN'S PARROT.) 

 Pionus maximiliani, Scl. et Salv. Nomencl. p. 114 ; White, P. Z. S. 1882, p. 622 



(Salta). 



Description. Dark green; lores blackish; feathers of nape dirty white 

 margined with green ; front and cheeks bluish : beneath dusky green, cnssum 

 scarlet : whole length 9-0 inches, wing 6-5, tail 3*2. Female similar. 



