PIOXOPSITTA. 



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men and nnder wing-coverts : outer aspect of wings and abdomen 

 paler green than the back ; head and sides of face black ; collar 

 on hind-neck rich orange with dark edcres to the feathers ; throat 

 and fore-neck bronze-brown ; bastard-wing, primary-coverts, and 

 quills black with green edges to the outer webs : inner webs of 

 tail-feathers yellow, outer webs green, and tipped with blue ; 

 under tail-coverts paler than the abdomen and more yellowish 

 grey. " Bill horn-colour, cere darker ; feet dusky ; iris hazel "' 

 {H. Whitehj). 



Total lenofth 210 mm., culmen 19. wing: 148. tail 65. tarsus 15. 

 middle toe and claw 24. 





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PioJiopsitta caica. 

 Fig. 63. — To show the nearly square tail with its pointed feathers. 



The male from which the description is taken was collected on 

 the Ituribisi River. 



Adult female. Similar to the adult male. Wing 157 mm. 



Young birds differ from the adults chiefly in having the upper 

 part of the head green. 



Breeding-season. Unknown in British Guiana. 



Sest. Unrecorded in Britisli Guiana. 



Eggs. Undescribed from British Guiana. 



Range in Brilish Guiana. Ituribisi Kivcr, SujHMiaain luvor, 

 Bonasika River, Anarica River (McConnell coUecdon) ; Barticii 

 Kamakusa, Kaniarang River ( Whitehj). 



Ejctralimital Range. Surinam {Penard) and (,'a\cnnc. 



