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SCANSORES. PSITTACID.E. 



of Polynesia, having kinds peculiar to itself. 

 The largest and most richly coloured are the Ma- 

 caws of South America and the Antilles. 



BLUE AND YELLOW MACAW. 



The food of this Family consists almost exclu- 

 sively of fruits ; to which are added, by some of 

 the Australian species in particular, the succulent 



