-=> Quoting Bob Brinsfield to Daniel Delgado <=-
 BB> Also, does anyone have a book called, Encyclopedia of Macaws? If so
 BB> does it bring pictures of these macaws and also of the suposed to be
 BB> extinct Cuban Macaw? I want to order this book but I would like to
 BB> hear good about it first if possible.
I have the book Mcaws a Complete Guide by Rosemary Low. I think it is 
excellent
with some beautiful pictures in it. On p 124:
Cuban Macaw:Ara tricolor Extinct: Plumage: this very beautiful macaw had
a red forehead, merging into hellowish-red on the top of the head and shading
into bright yellow on the nape. The feathers of the upper back were 
innnamon-
red, edged with greenish-red. The entire underparts were scarlet tinged with
orange on the throat and also on the cheeks. The upper surface of the tail 
as
cinnamon-red, shading into blue at the tip.
Length: About 18 in.
Weight: unknown
The bak and eyes: the beak was black and the iris yellow
Origin: Cuba, throughout the island except perhaps the province of Oriente.
The last known specimen to be taken was shot at La Vega, near Cienaga de 
Zapata
on the south coast, in 1864.
However, in 1886 Cory wrote that the ornithologist Gundlach believed that a 
few
Cuban Maxaws survived in the swamps of southern Cuba. Its extinction was
probably caused by capture for food and for pets, and due to the clearing
of forest for agricultral purposes. These Macaws apparently nested in
palm trees and fed on fruits and seeds, especially those of palms and of the
large flowering tree Melia azdarach.
Sounds like there aren't any around and if there were the price would be sky 
high.
Diane
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