BHOTOGERIS. — AMAZONA. 319 



We quote the following uote, Avhicli may or may not apply 

 to this species, from Mr. C. A. Lloyd (Timehri (2) ix.p. 273) : — 

 " Several species of Brotogeris were also reported from the 

 Colony^ hut they are small green birds, hardly distinguishal)le 

 I'rom each other except in size, and not very interesting from an 

 aesthetic point of view. They generally lay their eggs in the 

 deserted nests of wood-ants (termites)," 



Genus AMAZONA Less. 



Amazona Lesson, Tmite d'Orn. p. 1S9, 1830. Type A. pulceruletita 

 {Guie\.)=A. farinosa (Bodd.). 



The members of this oenus are fairlv larL«"e birds, chieflv 

 green in colour, with the tail somewhat short and rounded and 

 the orbital ring comjdete. 



Kei/ to the Species. 



A. Lower back and rump greeu. 

 «. AVing-speculmn bright red. 



a . Lai-ger, wing more than 230 mm. ; 

 crown of liead orange-yellow ; sides 



of face green A.farinosu, p. 319. 



V . Smaller, wing less than 230 mm. 

 h" . Crown of head sulphm'-yeUow ; 



lores blue ; cheeks yellow A. amazonica, •^. 2i20. 



c" . Crown of head yellow ; lores and 



cheeks green A. ochrocepltaJa, p. 322. 



h. Wing-speculum bright orange. 



c . Head yellow tinged with green ; sides 



of face and sides of neck blue A. diifvesniana, p. 32o. 



13. Lower back and rump red. 

 c. No wing-speeuhun. 



(/'. Forehead and fore part of head dull 



red; loral sti-eak blackish A. boJini, p. 326. 



e . Base of forehead and loral streak dark 



crimson A. f estiva, p. 327. 



20(5. Amazona farinosa. 

 Mealy Amazon. 



Puitfncvsfarinosus (Bodd.), Tabl. 1*1. Enl. p. o2. 1783 (Cayenne). 

 I^s/ftacus jjulren/lrnti/x Cab. in SclKtml). lieis. Guian. ill. ]). 721', 1S4S. 

 Chrysotinfarinoxa Salvin, Il)is, 1SS(), p. (U) (Canuicusa, liartiea (Jrovc^ ; 



Salvad. Cat. H. lirit. Mus. xx. p. 2S(», IM)1 ; Lloyd, Timehri (2) ix. 



J). 271, lSJ)i5; id. op. cit. xi. p. 7, l.Sl)7 ( Ku|)ununi River). 

 Amazona fori iKmt lieebe, Our Si-areh for a Wilderness, p]). 171, 201 



fHfKme Creek I, p. 233 (Morukaj, p. 231 (Pomeroun River), 15)10; 



Hrabourne & Chubb, B. S. Amer. i. ].. SO, no. 8^33, 1!)12. ' 



•• Saurania '' {fJo//(l). 



