BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 
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FAM. PSITTACIDAi. 
PARROTS. 
CHRYSOTIS COLLARIA. {Linn) 
Parrot. 
Adult Male. — General plumage, green, many feathers narrowly 
tipped with dark brown ; forehead, and the top of the head to the 
eyes, white ; throat, bright red, sometimes touched with green ; 
some of the feathers on the belly, brownish red ; outer webs of 
primaries, blue, inner webs, brown ; tail, green, showing blue on 
outer webs of outer feathers, and red on the basal half of inner webs 
of all except the central ones, which sometimes show a trace near 
the shaft; bill, yellowish white; iris,' brown. 
Length 13, wing 8, tail 4.50, tarsus .75, bill 1.25. 
Many years ago the Parrot was abundant throughout the Baha- 
mas, but at the present time it is common only at Inagua. The 
natives claim that they also exist at Abaco and Long Island, but 
if this be true, it is probably only in small numbers, as we never met 
with them during our explorations of the last-named islands. I was ’ 
told that during the month of July they repair in large numbers to 
