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Show 1873.] THE BIRDS OF EASTERN PERU. 299 Capito aurantiicollis and C. melanotis, Scl. & Salv. P. Z. p. 196. " Sarayacu and Santa Cruz. C. melanotis is the female of C. aurantiicollis ; I obtained them in the same locality at the same time." -E. B. Ucayali (Hauxw.) ; Rio Javari (Bates). Fa . PsiTTACIDcE. Specimens of twenty-one species of Parrots were obtained by Mr. Bartlett. Most of these have a rather wider range than the confines of Upper Amazonia; but the following may be considered species characteristic of the district, and not hitherto certainly known to occur elsewhere:-Conurus weddelli, C. luciani, C. roseifrons, C. souanccei. 1. ARA MACAO (Linn.); Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 197; 1867, p. 753. "Lower Ucayali and Chyavetas. This fine species congregates in flocks of from ten to twelve, and keeps to the highest trees in the forest, feeding on palm-nuts and other hard seeds."-E. B. 2. ARA ARARAUNA (Linn.). Chamicuros, rather more abundant than Ara macao (E. B.). 3. ARA SEVERA (Linn.) ; Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 197; 1867, p. 970. " Upper and Lower Ucayali and the whole of the Huallaga. This species goes in large flocks, and feeds generally on the plantations of Indian corn, doing great damage."-E. B. Pebas (Hauxw.); Rio Javari (Bates). 4. CONURUS PAVUA (Bodd.). " Santa Cruz ; I only obtained two males and one female of this rare species."-E. B. 5. CONURUS WEDDELLI, Dev.; Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1866, p. Lower Ucayali and Santa Cruz; but not common (E. B.). 6. CONURUS LUCIANI (Natt.). Conurus cyanopterus, Scl. & Salv. P. Z S. 1867, p. 753. Xeberos, Chyavetas, and Chamicuros (E. B). 7. CONURUS ROSEIFRONS, G. R. Gray. One of Mr. Bartlett's collections contained a single imperfect skin of this rare species, obtained from the Indians. 8. CONURUS MELANURUS (Spix); Scl. P. Z. S. 1857, p. 266. Rio Javari (Bates) ; Pebas (Hauxw.). |