(BLUE-FRONTED AMAZON.)
+Chrysotis æstiva+, _Scl. et Salv. Nomencl._ p. 114; _Salvin, Ibis_,
1880, p. 361 (Salta). +Psittacus amazonicus+, _Burm. La-Plata
Reise_, ii. p. 443 (?). +Chrysotis amazonica+, _White, P. Z. S._
1882, p. 621 (?).
_Description._--Above green, feathers edged with blackish; crown
yellow; front blue; wing-patch scarlet: beneath green, cheeks and
throat yellow; bend of wings and inner base of tail scarlet: whole
length 15·0 inches, wing 8·5, tail 5·0. _Female_ similar.
_Hab._ Brazil, Paraguay, and N. Argentina.
Durnford obtained a specimen of this Parrot near Salta in the province
of Oran, which has been identified by Mr. Salvin. It is probable that
the birds referred to _C. amazonica_ by Prof. Burmeister and White may
belong to this same species.