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NOBLE PARROT-MACCAW. 
Psittacara nobilis. 
PLATE VIII. 
Psittacara frontata, Vig. in Zool. Journ. v. ii. p. 389 
Sittace nobilis, Wagler, in Abhand. £c., p. 661 Psit- 
tacus nobilis, Lath. Ind. Orn. i. p. 85. sp. 9 Psitt. Guia- 
nensis, Kuhl, Conap. Psitt. p. 19. sp. 11 Arara macro- 
gnathus, Spix, Av. Bras. i. t. 25. fig. 102. 
Instead of the large bare space which occupies 
the whole of the face and cheeks of the large Mac- 
caws, the nakedness in this bird is confined to the 
orbits, and a space between the eyes and the bill, 
continuous with the cere which covers the base of 
the latter. The bill itself, though equally massive 
and powerful in comparison to the bulk of the bird, 
is differently shaped, the tip being suddenly drawn 
to a very sharp and delicate point. It is a na- 
tive of Brazil, Paraguay, and other parts of South 
America, and occurs in great numbers upon the 
banks of the Amazons. Its food consists of the 
kernels of the harder fruits, for obtaining which, its 
powerful bill is admirably adapted. In disposition 
it is wild, and not easily tamed ; and, though noisy 
