Extinct birds : $b An attempt to unite in one volume a short account of those birds which have become extinct in historical timesRothschild, Lionel Walter Rothschild, Baron
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Extinct birds : $b An attempt to unite in one volume a short account of those birds which have become extinct in historical times
Rothschild, Lionel Walter Rothschild, Baron
Birds; Extinct birds
"Among them are some which have the head, the upper side of the neck, and
the back of a satiny sky blue; the underside of the neck, the belly, and
undersurface of the wings, yellow, and the tail entirely red."
No specimen existing.
Habitat: One of the West Indian Islands.
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ANODORHYNCHUS PURPURASCENS ROTHSCH.
(PLATE 13.)
_Le gros Perroquet de la Guadaloupe_ Don de Navarette, Rel. Quat. voy.
Christ. p. 425 pl. II (1838).
_Anadorhynchus purpurascens_ Rothsch. Bull. B.O.C. XVI, p. 13 (1905);
Proc. IV Orn. Congr., p. 202 (1907).
The original description of this bird says it was entirely deep violet.
Native name _Oné couli_. No specimen extant. I have placed this species in
the genus _Anodorhynchus_ on account of its uniform bluish colour.
Habitat: Guadaloupe.
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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 MARTINICANA CLARK.
(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.
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CONURUS LABATI ROTHSCH.
(PLATE 16.)
_Perriques_ Labat, Voy. aux iles de l'Amér. II p. 218 (1742).
_Conurus labati_ Rothsch. Bull. B.O.C. XVI, p. 13 (1905); Proc. IV Orn.
Congr., p. 202 (1907).
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