of a Zoological Collection made in Sumatra. Part II. 2Q5 



The first, which I propose to name Calyptomcna (d xaXwrv, 

 veto), is characterized as follows ■ 



Bill depressed and broad at the base, hooked at the point, and 

 almost concealed by the feathers of the head. Nostrils round 

 Tongue short. Feet gressorial. 



CALYPTOMENA vieidis. 



Burono Tampo Pinang 



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This very singular and beautiful bird is about six inches and a 

 half in length. Its colour is a brilliant, green, like that of the 

 Parrots. The head is rather large, and its feathers are di- 

 rected forwards from each side in such a manner as nearly to 

 conceal the bill, giving the face a very peculiar appearance. 

 A little above and before the eyes the feathers are of a deep 

 velvet-black at their base, and only tipped with green ; and 

 there is a similar spot of black immediately over the ears. 

 The wings are scarcely longer than the body, green, but 

 crossed on the coverts by three velvet black bands ; the pri- 

 mary feathers, as well as the whole under-side of the wings, 

 are dusky approaching to black, with the exception of the 

 outer margins of some, which are edged with green. The 

 tail is short, rounded, composed of ten feathers, which are 

 green above and blueish-black below. The whole of the 

 under-parts are green. This colour is lightest on the sides of 

 the neck and round the eyes. The bill is short, wide, much 

 depressed at the base, deeply cleft, and hooked at the point. 

 Nostrils oval at the base of the bill, and concealed by the 

 filiform feathers that project over them. The eyes are rather 

 large ; the irids blueish. Legs blueish-black. A few feathers 

 come down over the upper part of the tarsi. Feet gressorial ; 



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