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feathered; and they are further characterised by the rather swollen form of 
the beak, which is not in the least degree compressed, while the lower mandible 
is broad and not grooved. In the typical conures, or those included in the 
genus Conurus, the fourth primary feather of the wing is attenuated, and 
the nostrils are exposed; whereas in the Carolina conure ( Conuropsis) the 
corresponding feather is not narrowed, and the nostrils are concealed among 
the feathers covering the cere. Various shades of green, yellow, and orange 
may be described as the prevalent colours of the conures, although there is 
CAROLINA CONURE (| liat. size). 
frequently more or less blue on the quills of the wings, while there may be red on 
the head and breast; the under-parts are, however, never blue. In the Carolina 
conure, which measures 12| inches in length, the general colour is green, becoming 
yellowish on the under-parts; while the forehead and cheeks are orange-red, and 
the rest of the head and neck bright yellow. Spots of orange-red with patches of 
yellow adorn the shoulders; and the outer webs of the quills are bluish green, 
becoming yellow at the base. The true conures, of which there are no less 
than twenty-eight species, range from Mexico, through Central America and 
the West Indies, to Bolivia and Paraguay. Formerly, the Carolina conure had 
