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AMAZONA VIOLACEUS(GM.)
(Plate 17.)
- Perroquet de la Guadeloupe Du Tertre, Hist. Nat. Antill. II, p. 250, fig. p. 246 (1667).
- Perroquets Labat, Voy. aux iles de l'Amér., vol. II p. 214 (1742).
- Psittacus violaceus Gmelin, Syst. Nat. I, p. 337 (1788).
Labat's translated original description is as follows:—"Those of Guadaloupe are a little smaller than the Aras; they have the head, the neck, and the belly slate colour with a few green and black feathers, the back is entirely green, and the wings are yellow and red."
Gmelin's description reads thus:—"Ps. violaceus viridi et nigro admisto varius, dorso ex fusco viridi, remigibus majoribus nigris, reliquis ex luteo, viridi, et rubro variis, tectricum macula rosea. Rostrum et orbitae incarnata."
Du Tertre's description is as follows:—"He is about as big as a fowl, has the beak and eyes bordered with red. All the feathers of the head, neck and belly are of a violet colour, a little mixed with black and green, shot like the throat of a pigeon. All the upper part of the back is green, strongly washed with brown. Outer primaries black, rest yellow, green and red."
No specimens in collections.
Habitat: Guadaloupe.
AMAZONA MARTINICANACLARK.
(Plate 18.)
- Perroquets Labat's Voy. aux iles de l'Amér. II p. 214 (1742).
- Amazona martinicana Clark, Auk. XXII, p. 343 (1905).
Labat's description reads thus:—"Those of Dominica have some red feathers on the wings, under the throat, and in the tail; all the rest is green (Amazona bouqueti, W.R.). Those of Martinique have the same plumage as the last mentioned, but the top of the head is slate colour with a small amount of red."
No specimen now known.
Habitat: Martinique.
