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PSTTTACIDiE. 



Arara, Spix. 



Maccaws are natives of America, and are adorned 

 witli highly splendid plumage : they are large birds; 

 they do not congregate, but live in pairs. Many new 

 species are described and figured by M. Spix, which 

 are necessarily omitted, for the reasons stated under 

 the genus Psittacus. 



Sp. ] . Ma. Macao. 



Psitticus Macao. Shaiv, v. viii. p. SS6.pl. 53. — L'Ara Macao. 

 Le Vaill. Per. pi. 1 . — South America and West Indies. 

 Sp. 2. Ma. Aracanga. 



Ma. coccineus alarum tectricibus majoribus flavis viridi coeru- 



leoque terminatis. 

 Scarlet Maccaw with the greater wing-coverts yellow, tipped with 



green and blue. 



Psittacus Aracanga. Li7in. Syst. Nat. 1. 139. Nova Act. Acad. 

 Nat. Cur. (Kuhl.) v. x. p, 16. — L'Aracanga. Le Vaill. Per. 

 pi. 2. 



Inhabits Guiana and Surinam. Length two feet 

 ten inches : scarlet, with the greater wing-coverts 

 yellow tipped with green and blue : the quills above 

 blue, beneath rufous : the cheeks naked and rugged. 



Sp. 3. Ma. Makarouanna. 

 Ma. coccineus collo postico Jlavo. 

 Scarlet Maccaw with the neck yellow behind. 

 L'Ara tricolor. Le Vaill. Per. pi. 3. — Psittacus tricolor. Nova 

 Act. Acad. Cur. {Kuhl.) v. x. p. 16. 



Inhabits South America. Much less than the 

 preceding bird : the head above and its under side 

 scarlet-red : the neck yellow behind : the wings blue, 

 with their upper coverts brown-red : the tail red ; 



