aracanga

noun

1. The scarlet macaw.

   “ARACANGA, in Ornithology, a ſpecies of Psittacus, or parrot, in the Linnæan ſyſtem; the Aracanga of Marcgrave, the Aracanga Maccaw of Willughby, Ara Jamaicenſis of Briſſon, Petit Ara rouge of Buffon, Jamaica Maccaw of Albinus and Brown, red and yellow Maccaw of Bancroft and Latham. It is of a pale ſcarlet colour, with naked wrinkly cheeks;”

   “Aracanga Maccaw (M. Aracanga). This species bears considerable resemblance to the last-mentioned; and the two have sometimes been confounded with each other under the common name of red and blue maccaw.”

   “There gay aracangas / And blue lorikeets swarm, / Ever breathing the love / They constantly feel, / And fan the warm air with their / Gay songs—like a charm, / Working passionate longings, / Which their bright eyes reveal.”

   “Representative Will Wood of Indiana, Republican, called at the White House today and made arrangements to send Easter eggs laid by the Aracanga, a red and blue macaw.”