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lights; the quills and tail brown, edged with gilded green; legs 

 dusky. — The crown of the female is rufous as in the male ; upper 

 parts of the plumage pale green, the under dull yellow, mixed with 

 a tinge of green ; one of this sex, in Mr. Francillon's collection, had 

 all the under parts fine pale green. 



In some specimens the rufous part on the head extends farther 

 down than in others; in some this colour is also seen on the breast 

 and belly ; and again on the upper parts of the body ; and the green 

 now and then changing into blue ; other slight variations might also 

 be mentioned. 



Inhabits Cayenne and Guiana, where it is well known, and 

 called Le Dauphinois : comes into Paraguay in December ; frequents 

 open places, and now and then approaches habitations ; feeds on 

 fruits, and among others, particularly fond of bananas and guavas. 

 In the rice fields said to destroy great quantities of the grain ; but 

 although there must be numbers to effect this, yet they can scarcely 

 be termed flocks, as these birds always are in pairs; being only 

 guided to one place by the common attraction of the food they are 

 fond of. They have no other note than a short and shrill cry. 



A. — Passe- vert a tete bleue, Buf. iv. 275. Gen. Syn. iii. 232. 



Le Lindo bleu et dore a tete d'un bleu de Ciel, Voy. d'Azara, iii. No. 88. 



This is like the last, but the head fine bright blue; back greenish 

 yellow; fore part of the neck, breast, and belly, gilded yellow; wings 

 and tail plain green. — M. Azara met with five of them about Para- 

 guay in June. 



B. — Length five inches and three quarters. Bill black ; head, 

 including the eyes, nape, and neck behind, fine rufous ; between the 

 bill and eye black, surrounding the sides of the latter ; upper half 

 of the back greenish black, the lower and rump pale glossy rufous 



