The SOLDIER ARARA (_Ara militaris_), a magnificent bird, is not inferior
in size to the species described above. The general colour of its plumage
is bluish green; on the under side, and over the joints of the wings,
this is mixed with brown; the cheeks are white, with several rows of
small brown feathers; a narrow strip of blood-red feathers runs across
the forehead; the wings are blue on the outer side, beneath they are of
a greenish yellow, black at the edge; the prevailing colour of the tail
is red, blue at the tip, and beneath greenish yellow; the outer feathers
are blue on both sides; the beak and feet are black. This species is
spread over the district near the upper part of the Amazon, and reaches
northward as far as the United States.