PLAIN-COLORED PARROT 



green and violet, a band of bluish across hind- 

 neck and all the feathers tipped with black; re- 

 maining upper parts parrot green, a patch of 

 red on the wing quills; sides of head and neck 

 and under parts yellowish green with possibly 

 some red on throat. 



The present species was identified by its red 

 forehead on Pedro Gonzales in the Pearl Islands. 

 Their smaller size and somewhat higher pitched 

 screams will often help to distinguish them from 

 A. farinosa inornata. 



5. Amazona farinosa inornata (Salvadori) 

 Plain-colored Parrot. "Loro" 



Length 387 mm. (15.30 in.); tail 134 mm. 

 (5.30 in.). 



Sexes alike. General color parrot green, the 

 feathers of the top of the head, upper back and 

 more especially the hindneck tipped with dusky ; 

 a patch of red on wing quills; tail parrot green 

 terminated in yellowish green. Bare skin of face 

 white; iris red; bill horn color with a yellowish 

 spot on the side. 



A large parrot still fairly common in the 

 forested areas of the Canal Zone. I heard it 

 utter a series of single harsh staccato squawks 

 while flying. When there are several in the tops 

 of the trees squawking, it sounds like many 

 revolving, ancient and long ungreased cart 

 wheels. They remain quiet during most of the 

 day but early in the morning and before dark, 



