English Names for the Parrots.



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I have written the above as some sort of answer to Mr. C.

Barnby Smith’s query in the May part of the Magazine.


P.S.—This flaked cod-fish can be bought at Harrod’s Stores,

or at the makers at 4|d. a packet, and keeps quite good for a long

time.



ENGLISH NAMES FOR THE PARROTS.


By Dr. E. Hopkinson.


(continued from page 285.)


“CUBA Amazon,’ see under WHITE-FRONTED A. below.


DIADEMED AMAZON, = A. diademata. Sometimes known as the

“King Amazon.”


“ DOUBLE - FRONTED AMAZON, = A. oratrix. Also known as

“LEVAILLANT’S A. ? = Latham’s COMMON AMAZON’S PARROT,

VAR. C.


DUFRESNE’S A.= A. dufresneana of Guiana.


FESTIVE AMAZON = A. festiva; FESTIVE PARROT (Latham). Some¬

times called the RED-FRONTED AMAZON or PARROT, though this name

properly belongs to A. vittata.


FINSCH’S A. = A.finschi.


GOLDEN - NAPED AMAZON = A. auripalliata. Other names:—

Yellow-naped A ; Yellow-Necked A.; Yellow-naped Giant

A.


Green Amazon, BLUE-FACED.


GREEN-CHEEKED AMAZON = A. viridigena.


GUATEMALAN A. = A. guatemalae.


GUILDING’S A. = A. guildingi, of St. Vincent.


Imperial A. = AUGUST A.


“ KING Amazon,” a dealer’s name, which generally means the DIA¬

DEMED A., though great uncertainty prevails in the use of all such

names.


LA PRETRE’S A .= A. jrretrei.


LEVAILLANT’S A., another name of the DOUBLE-FRONTED AMAZON.


MEALY AMAZON. = A. farinosa. MEALY GREEN PARROT (Latham).


MERCENARY A. = A. mercenaria of Peru. “ JURNALERO ” in Peru.


NATTERER’S A. = A. nattereri.


ORANGE-WINGED = A. A. amazonicci. Other names, mostly obso¬

lete : Common Amazon Parrot, Vars. a. C. E. and F. ; ^Jamaica

Parrot, *Blue-topped Parrot; ^Brazilian Yellow-

fronted Parrot ; * Yellow-shouldered Parrot ; all of



