240 PARROT. 



throat yellow, the feathers edged with bluish green ; the rest of the 

 body light green, inclining to yellow on the back and belly ; ridge 

 of the wing red ; upper wing coverts green ; quills varied with green, 

 black, violet-blue, and red ; tail green, the feathers fringed with 

 black, red, and blue ; legs ash-colour. 



Inhabits Guiana and Brazil. — We have seen one of these, having 

 the crown of the head white instead of yellow, but with the same 

 plumage. 



A.— Psitt. Jamaic. icteroceph. Bris. iv. 233. 7rf.8vo.ii. 107. Gm. Lin. i. 340. /3. 

 viridis melanorynchos, Rail, 30. 4. Will. p. 76. Id. Engl. 113. § IV. 



Jamaica Parrot, Gen. Syn. i. 285, 91. A. Brown. Jam. 473. 



Length thirteen inches. Bill black; hides deep saffron -colour ; 

 forehead and throat blue green ; the rest of the head and breast 

 yellow ; body above green, beneath yellow ; edge of the wing, and 

 under tail coverts red ; greater quills green, within black, beneath 

 red near the ends ; tail yellow-green. 



Inhabits Jamaica. 



B.— Psitt. amazon. Jamaic. Bris. iv. 276. Id. Svo. ii. 117. Gm. Lin. i. 340. 32. y. 



Gerin. t. 108. Bor. Nat. ii. p. 93. 

 Psitt. viridis alar, costa super, rubente, Rail p. 30. 2. Id. 181. 6. Will. 74. t. 16. Id. 



Engl: 112. § II: Sloan. Jam. 297. 

 Main Parrot, Gen.Syn. i. 285. 91. B. 



Length twelve inches. Upper mandible red, black in the middle, 

 and at the tip, with a bluish base; the under white; cere ash-colour; 

 orbits white ; hides reddish ; plumage above green, tipped with 

 black ; beneath yellow green ; forehead sky blue ; crown yellow ; 

 cheeks and throat the same, but deeper ; edge of the wing yellow 

 and red mixed ; lesser wing coverts fine red ; all the others green; 



