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(834) Amazona inornata (Sahad.). 

 Chrysotis inornata Sal v ad., Cat. Bds. B. M., XX, 1891, p. 281, (Veragua). 



Two specimens from the Atrato Valley and one from the head of the 

 Meta. The former are typical; the latter' is somewhat darker and the un- 

 derparts especially are more glaucous. Other, but not wholly satisfactory 

 material, indicates that the characters shown by our Meta specimen are 

 probably of racial value. 



La Vieja (1000 ft.), Choco, 1; Alto Bonito, 1; Barrigon, 1. 



(835) Amazona mercenaria (Tsch.). 



Psittacus mercenariiis Tsch., Wiegm. Arch, ftir Naturg., 1, 1844, p. 303 (Peru). 

 Chrysotis mercenaria Sol. & Salv., P. Z. S., 1879, p. 538 (Concordia). 

 Amazona mercenaria Allen, Bull. A. M. N. H., XIII, 1900, p. 132 (Paramo de 

 Chiruqua). 



Inhabits the Subtropical Zone of all three ranges, and occurs also in the 

 Temperate Zone. I have seen no Peruvian specimens. 



San Antonio, 1; La Sierra, 4; Almaguer, 1; Salento, 1; Laguneta, 2; 

 Santa Isabel, 1; El Eden, 1; La Palma, 3; Subia, 1. 



(836) Amazona amazonica (Linn.). 



Psittacus amazonicus Linn., Syst. Nat., I, 1766, p. 147 (Surinam). 



Amazona amazonica Allen, Bull. A. M. N. H., XIII, 1900, p. 132 (Arihueca). 



Found in the Tropical Zone of the lower half of the Magdalena Valley 

 both in its humid and arid divisions, and at the eastern base of the Eastern 

 Andes. Specimens from the Magdalena Valley are somewhat smaller than 

 those from east of the Andes. 



Malena, 1; LaPlaya, 4; Barrigon,!. 



(841) Amazona ochrocephala ochrocephala (Gmel.). 



Psittacus ochrocephalus Gmel., Syst. Nat., I, 1788, p. 339 ("America Australi"; 

 Brabourne & Chubb "give Colombia," I suggest adding Villavicencio). 



A species of the Tropical Zone which we found only at the eastern base 

 of the Eastern Andes, where five specimens were secured. Only two of 

 these, a male and female, have the yellow of the head confined to the crown 



