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stances, chiefly seeds, supply its food, in the wild state. When domesti- 
cated, it lives on hemp-seed, the outer covering of which it detaches with 
much dexterity Of pastry and sweetmeats it is very fond. 
THE MACCAW.1 
THE maccaws are characterized by their very broad and powerful beaks ; 
-he nakedness of the face, sometimes quite bare, at other times partially 
severed with lines of short and scattered feathers; and ‘the tail, which sur- 
passes the body in length, is regularly graduated and terminates in an acute 
~pex. All of them are natives of America, inhabit the tropical regions, and 
ai2 remarkable for their vivid coloring. They subsist on fruits and seeds. 
Of th» latter, they prefer such as have a hard and shelly covering, and from 
these shey extract the contents very skilfully. 
THE BLUE MACCAW 
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Innazits Brazil. It is entirely of a deep and brilliant blue color; with 
black back, legs, and claws. Round each of the eyes is a naked circle of 
bright yellow, and the cere is of the same hue. A specimen in the 
Tower, meastirestwo feet four inches, from the top of the head to the 
extremity of the tail. Its upper mandible is five inches long; its lower 
is two. 
1 Psittacus macao, Lix. 
