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* ILITARY 1 ACAW. 
Psittacus militaris, Linn., Russ. 
Synonyms: Ara militaris, G r.; Arara militaris, Vll.; 
Psittacus militaris et ambiguus, Kl.; Macrocercus militaris, Jard., Bp. 
Sittace militaris, Wat. 
German: Der Soldaten-Arara. French: L’ ara militaire, Vll. 
ORB frequently imported than the preceding species, the Military 
JLV_L Macaw is nevertheless not a common bird, and we are at a 
loss to understand the reason that induced so many writers to bestow 
upon it a soldierly designation which, in our opinion, should have 
been reserved for his relative the Red and Blue Macaw; it seemed, 
however, befitting in the eyes of the great Linnaeus, and subsequent 
authors have tacitly accepted the master’s dictum without question. 
This bird is an inhabitant of the northren parts of South America, 
and extends into Central America; it is rather inferior in size to the 
Hyacinthine Macaw, but is equally noisy and objectionable in a house : 
it should be treated in the same manner, and is quite as robust. 
Jardine states that “it is now ascertained to be a native of Mexico 
and Peru, inhabiting the warmer districts of the Andean chain, and 
attaining to an elevation of about three thousand feet”, which is surely 
a colossal stature for even a Macaw. 
As the same author states in another place that the Carolina Conure 
is the only Parrot that is found in North America, we have no alter- 
native, especially as he couples the Military Macaw with Mexico, than 
to conclude that he believed the latter country to form a portion of 
the southern continent of America, which, however, in view of the 
date at which he wrote, is quite a pardonable error. 
This Macaw has a crimson forehead, and a reddish brown chin; the 
rest of the head, the nect, lesser wing coverts, the back, and all the 
under parts of the body are green; the rump and upper tail coverts 
are blue; the tail is scarlet above, with blue tips, and orange yellow 
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