Wagler managed to keep the various descriptions on the blue macaws separate in this slim volume, which was highly regarded in the early part of the 19th century.
Arara hyacinthinus Spix Av. Bras l.t,23 (fig. bona)
Rostrum pro avis mole subparvum, laeve; maxillae culmen rotundatum, ante apicem subsinuatum; mandibula mediocris, pagina antica rotundata, ante apicem recto-truncatum subemarginata; irides albicantes; pedes unguesque nigri; cauda admodum elongata, lanceolata; alae amplae, longae. Longitudo 181/2", caudae 9" 10'", alae 63/4", rostri ad frontem 1" 5"', tarsi 9"', digiti antici externi excluso ungue, 131/4"'. Habitat gregaria in Brasilia versus flumen Amazonum. [Mus. Monac.).
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Annual Activity Report 2021-2 of the Hyacinth Macaw Institute
I received the Annual Activity report for 2021-2 of the Hyacinth Macaw Institute (Instituto Arara Azul) this morning, which makes impressive reading. Neiva Guedes and her team are really doing a great job in the Pantanal in conservation of the Hya ... Read More »
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