THE RED AND YELLOW MACCAW. 



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of the minute lines of feathers which are an unvary- 

 ing character of the Red and Blue Maccaw ; and 

 the membrane does not extend over the base of the 

 upper mandible. This part :.i the bill is of a dull 

 yellowish white throughout, having a small spot 

 of black near its base. The under mandible, the 

 scales of the legs, and claws, are of a deep black, 

 the white skin appearing at intervals through the 

 scales. 



Some naturalists have supposed this as merely a 

 variety of the Red and Blue Maccaw. 



