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PsiTTACUS FLAVINUCHUS. Gould. 



Plate XXVII. 



Psittacus Jiavinuchus, Gould, in Proc. of Zool. Soc, July 25, 1843. 



Spec. char. Psitt. viridis, vilta nuchali nitidh fiavli remigum primorum pagoniis 

 internis nigris, remigis primi pagonio externa saturate cceruleo ; reliquorum pagoniis 

 externis ad basin saturate viridibus, exinde ccerideis remigum minorum pagoniis 

 externis coccineo, viridi et cceruleo pictis, rectricibus utrinque tribus externis cum 

 pagoniis internis ad basin coccineis. 



Head, throat, and under surface light green ; the feathers on the sides of the neck slightly 

 margined at the tip with black; at the back of the neck a broad band of beautiful yellow; 

 back, scapularies, and wing coverts dark green, the latter with paler edges; first primary 

 black on the inner web, deep blue on the outer ; the inner webs of the remainder of the 

 primaries black ; the basal third of their outer webs green, and the remainder of their 

 length deep blue ; the whole very slightly tipped with buff; first four secondaries black on 

 their inner webs, their outer webs crimson for more than the basal half of their length, 

 then green, and lastly deep blue, the two latter colours gradually blending with each 

 other ; the rest of the secondaries black on their inner webs, and green on their outer, 

 with a spot of deep blue near the extremity ; the tail is yellowish green, crossed in the 

 middle by a broad band of dark green, and the three lateral feathers with a patch of 

 crimson on their inner webs ; basal portion of the inner webs of all the wing feathers on 

 their under surface deep grass green ; bill yellowish horn colour ; feet mealy white. 



Total length, 14 inches; bill, If; wing, 9; tail, 5| ; tarsi, 1. 

 Inhab. Shores of South America and the Pacific. 



The figure is about one-third of the natural size. 



Family— RAMPHASTID^. 



Pteroglossus erythropygius. Gould. 



Plate XXVIII. 

 Pteroglossus erythropygius, Gould, in Proc. of Zool. Soc, Part XI. p. 15. 



Spec. char. Pter. vertice, facie, mento, et dorso superior enitide virescenti-tiigris ; alis 

 cauddque sordide fuscescenti-viridibus ; dorso inferiore, uropygio, et caudce tectrici- 

 bus splendide sanguineis ; corpore inferiore Jiavo, pectore superiore sanguineo tincto, 

 inferiore vittd coloribus nigro et sanguineo commixtis,fasciato. 



Crown of the head, sides of the face, chin, and upper part of the back shining greenish black ; 



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