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  Mr. 
  E. 
  Hartert 
  on 
  the 
  Birds 
  of 
  

  

  This 
  Amazon 
  is 
  commou 
  near 
  Fontein, 
  on 
  the 
  N.E. 
  coast 
  

   of 
  Bonaire_, 
  and 
  is 
  said 
  to 
  breed 
  on 
  rocks 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  in 
  hollow 
  

   trees. 
  I 
  am 
  told 
  that 
  it 
  also 
  occurs 
  on 
  Mt. 
  Brandaris, 
  and 
  

   that 
  it 
  straggles 
  occasionally 
  to 
  different 
  parts 
  of 
  the 
  island. 
  

  

  These 
  birds 
  roost 
  in 
  the 
  rocks 
  of 
  Fontein 
  and 
  fly 
  out 
  at 
  day- 
  

   break, 
  returning 
  to 
  their 
  roosting-places 
  between 
  8 
  and 
  9 
  a.m. 
  

   They 
  leave 
  again 
  in 
  search 
  of 
  food 
  in 
  the 
  afternoon, 
  and 
  

   return 
  just 
  before 
  sunset. 
  They 
  were 
  easily 
  shot 
  when 
  

   sitting 
  on 
  high 
  trees 
  or 
  on 
  the 
  rocks, 
  their 
  harsh 
  cries 
  indi- 
  

   cating 
  their 
  presence, 
  although 
  climbing, 
  creeping, 
  and 
  

   shooting 
  in 
  the 
  tropical 
  heat 
  and 
  among 
  those 
  wild 
  rocks 
  is 
  

   rather 
  trying 
  work. 
  When 
  feeding 
  in 
  the 
  plains 
  they 
  ap- 
  

   peared 
  to 
  be 
  much 
  more 
  shy 
  than 
  when 
  at 
  home. 
  Their 
  

   food 
  consists 
  of 
  fruits 
  of 
  the 
  Melocactus, 
  Cereus, 
  Morinda, 
  

   Guava, 
  and 
  other 
  trees. 
  

  

  I 
  shot 
  nine 
  specimens, 
  but 
  two 
  were 
  injured 
  by 
  shot 
  and 
  

   in 
  moult, 
  so 
  that 
  I 
  brought 
  home 
  with 
  me 
  only 
  seven 
  skins. 
  

   All 
  are 
  fully 
  adult, 
  and 
  some 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  in 
  moult. 
  The 
  

   sexes 
  are 
  alike. 
  

  

  The 
  measurements 
  are 
  as 
  follows 
  : 
  — 
  

  

  * 
  Not 
  measuraMe 
  ; 
  tip 
  wanting. 
  

  

  The 
  eyes, 
  bill, 
  and 
  feet 
  are 
  of 
  the 
  same 
  colour 
  as 
  those 
  of 
  

   C. 
  ochroptei-a. 
  See 
  above, 
  p. 
  301. 
  

  

  