THE MACAW. 



IN this genus are found the gorgeous Ma- 

 caws, the largest of the parrot kind, which, for 

 splendour of plumage, may claim precedence 

 of nearly all the feathered tribe. One of the 

 finest of the group is the Blue and Yellow Ma- 

 caw : the upper parts of its body are of a most 

 exquisite glossy and sparkling azure ; the un- 

 der parts are of a rich and vivid yellow ; the 

 cheeks are marked with three lines of small 

 black feathers, on a white ground, and tinted 

 with flesh colour; the throat is ornamented 

 with a fine stripe, or collar, of a greenish 

 black ; and the feathers on the head are of a 

 green hue, partaking, in a considerable degree, 

 of yellow. The Great Green Macaw, and the 

 Deep Blue Macaw, are scarcely less beautiful ; 

 and even some of the Common Parrots, al- 



