PTEROGLOSSUS REINWARDTII, fragier. 
Reinwardt’s Ara^ari. 
Specific Character. 
Pter. rostri dimidio basali sordide rufescenti-aurantiaco, cidmine apiceque nigrescenti-brunneis: 
capite, coUo, guld, guttureque nigris ; regione paroticd fascidque nucJiam cingente aurimtiacis, 
lidc pallidiore ; dorso saturate olivaceo-viridi brunneo tincto ; lateribiis aurantiacis castaneo 
tinctis ; caudce tectricibus hiferioribus coccineis ; remigibus nigrescenti-brunneis ; rectricibus 
quatuor intermediis castaneo spicidatis; orbitw pedesque viridescenti-plumbei. 
Bill dull reddish orange for the basal half of its length, the culmen and tip blackish brown; 
head, neck, throat, and chest black; ear-coverts bright orange; a semilunar band sur¬ 
rounds the nape of the same colour, but somewhat lighter; whole of the remaining parts 
of the upper surface dark olive green tinged with brown; quills blackish brown ; four 
middle tail-feathers slightly tipped with chestnut brown; flanks deep orange, tinged with 
chestnut; thighs light brown ; under tail-coverts crimson ; feet and naked skin round the 
eyes greenish lead colour. 
Total length, 12 to 13 inches; bi//, 21; wings, 5 ; tail, 5f; tarsi, If. 
Pteroglossus Reinwardtii, Wagler, Syst. Avium. 
--Gould, Proceedings of Zool. Soc,, Part III. 
The individual from which the accompanying figure was taken is in tlie Royal Museum at Munich, and is, I 
believe, the only specimen in the collections of Eurojie. 
I candidly own that before 1 had the oj)portunity of inspecting it I entertained some doubts as to its real 
specific value, the description given by Wagler having induced me to suspect it might be only a variety or 
an immature specimen of Pter. Kultk ; it will be evident, however, on comparing the present Plate with that 
of Pter. Kulik that ray suspicions were unfounded, the bird under consideration having marks which will at 
once prove it to be a distinct species. At present nothing further can be said respecting its history than that 
it is a native of Brazil, a country constantly calling forth our admiration by the frequent receijit of new and 
beautiful productions. 
I have coloured the bill as it appeared in the specimen from which the drawing w^as taken, yet there is 
every reason to suppose that this organ was of a much brighter hue. 
It appears to be more nearly allied to Pter. Nattereri than to any other; yet, upon comparing the two, it 
will be found to present good distinguishing characteristics, the bill being different in its form and markings, 
and the ear-coverts being entirely orange, while in several specimens of Pter. Nattereri which I had the 
opportunity of examining, the same parts were pale lemon yellow, with a slight tinge of brown at the lower 
extremity ; the semilunar mark on the back and the flanks also differ considerably. In the present species 
the four middle tail-feathers are tipped with brown, while in Pter. Nattereri six have this mark. 
