Bulletin A. M. N. H. 



Vol. XXXVI, Plate XXXVI. 



Wax Palms 



Photographed on the Quindio Trail, Central Andes, where In 1801 Humboldt and 



Bonpland discovered this species. Mature trees were estimated to attain 



a height of 180 to 200 feet. A large Parrot (Ognorhynchus icterotis) 



was foimd, nesting in colonies in these palms in May, 1911. 



The nesting-holes were just below the leaves. 



(Subtropical Zone.) 



