BRASILIAN GREEN MACCAW. 
This fine bird, which was figured by Ed- 
wards, is the Psittacus Severus, of Linnaeus 
and Gmelin ; the Ara Brasiliensis Viridis, and 
Ara Brasiliensis Erythrochlora, of Brisson ; 
the Maracana, of Ray and Wilhighby ; the 
Green Ara, of Buffon ; and the Brasihaii 
Green Maccav/, of Edwards and Latham. 
It is described by Edwards as of the size of 
3L Tame Pigeon ; or the Ash-Coloured Parrot 
with a Red Tail, such as is brought £rom- 
Guinea, on the Coast of Africa. It has a 
pretty strong bill, with a hook, and angles on 
the sides of the upper mandible. Tlie nos- 
trils are placed in a white skin, whiclr passes 
round the base of the bill. On each side of 
the head, it has a broad bare space of skin, of 
a wdiitish colour, thinly beset with very small 
black feathers; in these spaces the eyes are 
placed, having gold-coloured or yellow irides, 
with black pupils. 'I'he feathers on tlie fore- 
head, next the base of the bill, are black. I'he 
top of the head is blue, which gradually be- 
comes green on the ncek. It has also a black 
spot 
