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NOBLE PARROT MACCAW. 
and vociferous in its native woods, appears to pos- 
sess little or no capability of imitating the sounds of 
the human voice. Its length is above 12 inches, of 
which the tail measures about six. The upper man- 
dible is yellowish-white, the under deep greenish- 
grey. The cere, orbits, and denuded space, yellow; 
the forehead and eyebrows are azure-blue, the fea- 
thers rather rigid, and of open texture ; the crown 
of the head, the neck, and the whole of the upper 
and under parts of the body are of a fine lively grass- 
green. The elbow and ridge of the wings, as well 
as part of the inferior wing-coverts, are vermilion- 
red. The wings and tail are green above, the under 
surface of a dusky wax-yellow. The feet are black- 
ish-grey, the claws black, strong, and falcate. 
