THE GREAT GREEN MACCAW. 
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extreme length being about twenty-nine inches. The 
bill is strong, typical in form, its colour blackish- 
brown. The orbits and cheeks are naked, and of a 
flesh colour, with striae of small blackish-brown fea- 
thers ; the irides are composed of two rings, the 
outer of a rich yellow, the inner greyish-green. The 
forehead is of a rich crimson, the chin feathers red- 
dish-brown, and passing rapidly into the green of 
the neck. The rest of the head, the neck, lesser 
'fring-coverts, the mantle, and all the under parts of 
the body, are of a fine and lively green, in some 
lights shewing tints of azure blue on the back of the 
neck and head. The lower back and upper tail co- 
verts, as well as the greater wing-coverts and quills, 
are of a fine blue. The tail feathers on the upper 
surface are scarlet, with blue tips, the under surface 
and that of the wings orange-yellow. The legs and 
toes are red, tinged with grey. The claws are 
strong, hooked, and black. 
The second illustration of this magnificent group, 
is the 
