284 Sir T. S. Raffles's Descriptive Catalogue 



2. BUCCO Lathami, GmeL 



Am pis. u^xLA 



Is about six inches in length. Bill more compressed and arched 

 than in the other species of the genus, and wanting the bris- 

 tles at the base ; almost black in the male, but yellowish in the 

 female. The legs are red, but become yellowish by drying. 



Found at Singapore, and also in the interior of Sumatra. 

 3. BUCCO VERSICOLOR. 



Takoo. <f\» 



Is a large species found at Singapore and in Sumatra. 



About 10^- inches in length. General colour green ; dark above 

 and lighter below. Crown of the head red. Throat blue ; 

 sides of the head black, separated from the red on the top by 

 a blue stripe. There are besides a spot of red behind the 

 eyes, a second larger of orange-yellow on the side of the 

 neck, and a third of red on the side of the breast. These 

 colours are liable to vary, and some of the spots are often 

 entirely wanting. Bill black, with the bristles at the base ; 

 the upper mandible curved a little outwards near the base. 

 Wings and tail green above and brown beneath. Legs black- 

 ish-blue. Behind the upper articulation of the tarsus are 

 sometimes found a few hard sharp tubercles, which may pos- 

 sibly assist the bird in climbing. Only males of this species 

 have been found, and among them scarcely any two were 

 perfectly alike ; in some the breast was entirely black or grey ; 

 in others marked with a white spot ; in some the crown of the 

 head is grey, and the lateral red spot is frequently wanting. 



4. BUCCO 



