PSITTACID^. 139 



Ar. minor, supra viridis, suhtus variegahis ; fronte subcoccined ; 

 collo anteriore pectoreque olivaceis, plumisjidvo nigroque termi- 

 natis, caudd viridi, apice subtusque sanguined; genis nigris; 

 barbd maxillari viridi; macida auriculari brunneo-grisea. 



Small Aratinga above green, beneath variegated, with the fore- 

 head crimson ; the neck in front and breast olive, the feathers 

 tipped with fulvous and black; the tail green, its tip and 

 under surface sanguineous ; the cheeks black ; a green maxil- 

 lary whisker, and a brown-grey spot on the ears. 



Inhabits Brazil. Length eight inches and a half: 

 allied to Psittacara vittata. 



Sp. 20. Ar. melanurus. Spix, Avium Nova Spec. p. Z&.pl. xxii. 

 J". 1. male;yi 2. female. 



Ar. minor, viridis supra et subtus; collari asrulescenfe pectoreque 

 viridi albo-^asciolatis , tectricibus alarum radialibus supra jacen- 

 tibus rubris Jlavisque ; genis barbdque viridibus ; caudd supra 

 et subtus nigridd. 



Small Aratinga green above and beneath, with a bluish collar 

 and greenish breast, fasciolated with white ; the secondary 

 wing-coverts red and yellow ; the cheeks and whiskers green j 

 the tail black above and below. 



Inhabits Brazil. Length eight inches and a half. 



Sp. 21. Ar. canicularis. 



Psittacus canicularis. Shaiu, v. viii. p. 455. — Brazil, 

 Sp. 22. Ar. eeruginosus. 



Psittacus aeruginosus. Skatv, v. viii. ^. 455. — South America. 

 Sp. 23. Ar. aureus. Spix, Avium Nova Spec. p. 37. 



Psittacus regulus. Shaw, v. viii. p. 453. — Brazil. 

 Sp. 24. Ar. pertinax. Spix, Avium Nova Spec. p. 37. 



Psittacus pertinax. Shatv, v. viii. p. 45.— Brazil. 

 Sp. 25. Ar. virescens. Spix, Avium Nova Spec. p. 37. 



Psittacus virescens. Shatv, v. viii. ^. 458. — Guiana. 

 Sp. 26. Ar. buccalis. 



Ar. mento et regione inter ocidos et rostrum griseis. 

 Aratinga with the space between the eyes and the beak grey. 



