118 NOBLE PARROT MACCAW. 



and vociferous in its native woods, appears to pos- 

 sess little or no capability of imitating the sounds of 

 the human voice. Its length is above 12 inches, of 

 which the tail measures about six. The upper man- 

 dible is yellowish -white, the under ctaep greenish 

 grey. The cere, orbits, and denuded space, yellow ; 

 the forehead and eyebrows are azure-blue, the fea- 

 thers rather rigid, and of open texture ; the crown 

 of the head, the neck, and the whole of the upper 

 and under parts of the body are of a fine lively grass- 

 green. The elbow and ridge of the wings, as well 

 as part of the inferior wing-coverts, are vermilion- 

 red. The wings and tail are green above, the under 

 surface of a dusky wax-yellow. The feet are black- 

 ish-grey, the claws black, strong, and falcate. 



