400 OBSCURE MACCAW. 



tlements of the natives; remaining altogether 

 ^mpng the rocks and mountains. 



OBSCURE MACCAW. 



I'sittacus obscurus. P. macrourusfuscus, genis nudis rubris, vertice 

 cinereo^nigresente vario, cauda cinerea, Lin, Si/st» Nat, Lath, 

 ind, orn. 



Dusky Maccaw, with naked red cheeks, crown varied with ash- 

 colour and black, and cinereous tail. 

 Psittacus obscurus. Hasselq. itin. p, 236. 



This species seems obscure in every sense of the 

 word y being knov^^n only from the short descrip- 

 tion given by Hasselquist, and repeated by Lin- 

 nasus. It is said to be of the size of a Jay or a 

 Cuckow, with a black bill, surrounded by black 

 rough feathers, intermixed with hairs : the crown 

 of the head variegated with black and grey : the 

 upper parts of the neck and wings black : the 

 belly and thighs ash-coloured, with transverse 

 hoary lines : the legs furnished with black tuber- 

 cles; the claws black; the tail long and cuneiform. 

 Native of Africa. 



