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under surface generally ; border of the wings blue ; tail dark reddish 

 brown, with bluish tips. 

 Hab. — Brazil. 



Length of life in captivity. 

 A specimen lived for about eighteen months only. 



(207) THE YELLOW-HEADED CONUBE. 

 (CONUEUS JENDAYA— (Gmel.) ) 



Description. — Head and neck golden yellow ; back and wings 

 green, part of the wing edged blue ; breast reddish yellow ; tail green 

 and blue ; bill black. 



Hab. — South America. 



Length of life in captivity. 

 A specimen has been living since 1884. 



(208) THE YELLOW-CHEEKED AMAZON. 

 (CHEYSOTIS AUTUMNALIS-(Zt»».) ) 

 Hab. — Honduras. 



(209) THE BED-THBOATED AMAZON. 



(CHEYSOTIS COLLAEIA— {Linn.) ) 

 Hab. — Jamaica. 



(210) THE YELLOW-FBONTED AMAZON. 

 (CHEYSOTIS OCHEYOCEPHALA— {Gmel.) ) 



Hab.— Guiana. 



All the amazons are birds of green colour of varied shades, and 

 distinguished from each other by markings as indicated in the specific 

 names given above. 



Length of life in captivity. 



Except the last-named species, which has been living in the garden 

 for upwards of three years, none of the others have survived more than 

 about fifteen months. 



