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CONURUS LABATIROTHSCH.
(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).
Labat's translated description of this bird is as follows:—"Those of Guadaloupe are about the size of a blackbird, entirely green, except a few small red feathers, which they have on their head. Their bill is white. They are very gentle, loving, and learn to speak easily."
No specimens known.
Habitat: Island of Guadaloupe.
