THE MACCAW. 



LARGE BEAKED BIRDS. 



The general characteristics of this group are, a beak large, 

 but varying in size, very hollow, light, raised above, and 

 hooked before ; in the species immediately following, the legs 

 are short, strong, and the feet formed for climbing ; they are 

 furnished \^-ith a tongue, thick, fleshy, and rounded like the 

 human tongue, which renders articulation easy to them. All 

 these birds are foreign, and ought to be reared from the nest 

 vvhen intended for speaking. 



THE RED AND BLUE MACCAW. 



Psittacus Macao, Linn.eus ; L'Ara Rouge, Buffon ; Der rothe Aras, Bechstein. 



The beauty of their plumage, and the facility with which 

 they repeat words, are the two principal reasons for the intro- 



