THE MACAW. 
In this genus are found the gorgeous Ma- 
caws, the largest of the parrot kind, which, for 
splendour of plumage, may claim precedence 
of nearly all the feathered tribe. One of the 
finest of the group is the Blue and Yellow Ma- 
caw : the upper parts of its body are of a most 
exquisite glossy and sparkling azure ; the un- 
der parts are of a rich and vivid yellow ; the 
cheeks are marked with three lines of small 
black feathers, on a white ground, and tinted 
with flesh colour ; the throat is ornamented 
with a fine stripe, or collar, of a greenish 
black ; and the feathers on the head are of a 
green hue, partaking, in a considerable degree, 
of yellow. The Great Green Macaw, and the 
Deep Blue Macaw, are scarcely less beautiful ; 
and even some of the Common Parrots, al- 
