MAC A WS. 
Hyacinthine From tlieir large size, the length of their tails, and the gorgeous 
Macaw. tints of blue, red, and yellow adorning their plumage, the macaws are 
the most showy and conspicuous of all the parrots ; but they have the disadvantage 
of being the most noisy of the whole confraternity, and are therefore far from 
HYACINTHINE MACAW (± liat. size). 
desirable in the house. By many writers the whole of them are included in a single 
genus, but Count Salvadori considers that they may be divided into three generic 
groups. The hyacinthine macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), from Central 
Brazil, of which a figure is given on the left side of our coloured Plate, is the best 
known representative of a small genus, characterised by the general colour of the 
plumage being blue both above and below, while the lores are feathered. In the 
figured species the whole plumage is of a nearly uniform cobalt-blue, becoming a 
little lighter on the head and neck, and somewhat duller below, while the under 
surface of the wings and tail is black. In marked contrast to the prevailing 
azure, stands out the yellow of the naked skin surrounding the eye and at the 
vol. iv.—8 
