ARATIXGA. PYRRHURA. 311 



ffuhifs. According to Schomburgk (Rei.<. Guian. iii. p. 728) the 

 mode of life and habits of rhis bird are the same as those of Conurvs 

 tiriacrila(^=^Brotogeris tirica. p. 317). 



The "Macnsis " call it Gerraekvi and the " AVariaus " Tynyatsuya. 



Genus PYRRHURA Bonap. 



Pyrrhura Bonaparte. Xaiimannia. ISoG. tab. F. p. 882. Type P. moJ/nce 

 Mass. 



This genus is distinguished Ijy having the cere naked, the 

 nostrils exposed, the orbital ring complete, the tail graduated ; the 

 feathers on the sides of the face, fore-neck, and breast have pale 

 edges which give a scaly appearance. 



Key to the Species. 



A. Lower back and fore part of cheeks crimson ; 



under wing-coverts green P. picfa. p. 31 1 . 



B. Entire back and cheeks green ; under wing- 



coverts orange-red P. eyregia, p. 313. 



19'.|. Pyrrhura picta. 

 Blue-wixged Parrot. 



Psittacus pictKS P. L. S. Miill. Syst. Xat. Suppl. p. 16, 1776 (Cayenne). 



Conurus versicolor Cab. in Schomb. Reis. Guian. iii. p. 728, ISiS. 



Coniirus cyanoptervs Salvin, Ibis. 1886. p. 67. 



Pyrrhura picta Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. ]\Ius. xx. p. 217. 1891 ( Quonga, 

 Upper Takutu River j : Lloyd. Timehri i2j ix. p. 274, 1895 (E.^^se- 

 quebo River) : Brabourne ct Chubb, B. S. Amer. i. p. 8-4, no. 781, 

 1912. 



Adult, male. Upper back, scapulars, npper wing-covert.«, a 

 portion of the upper tail-coverts, and margins of the tail-feathers 

 green like the sides of the body, under wing-coverts, and under 

 tail-coverts; fore [»art of head and outer aspect of quills blue; 

 liinder crown and occiput dark brown ; carpal joint bright red ; 

 back, a portion of the upper tail-coverts, and tail crimson, like the 

 feathers round the eye and fore part of the cheeks; a crimson 

 ])atch on the middle of the abdomen ; ear-coverts dull white or 

 isabelline ; throat and breast brown. i)ecominf£ orreen towards the 

 abdomen, the feathers edged with isabelline which imparts a 

 scalloped ajtpcarance. 



Total length 232 mm., culmen 17, wing 122, tail ll.'>, tarsus 1.5. 



The male from which the description is taken was collected 

 in the < olonv. but \\v do not know the e\a<-t localitv. 



