35. pal^eorxis. 473 



Belarus barbatus, part., Souanci, Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1856 p 209 

 Bebcercus barbatus, part., Bp. NanmanZ, 1856, Cmsp.^M. 



Takorni. uicobaricu,, Gould, B. of Asia, vi. pi. (pt. ix, 1857)- 

 1% n l'^, n''- \W-?- {)7 ( 18 « 5 ); Hume, St,: Feath.^. 

 (1890) bls (l«^); dates, Nests $ Eggs Ind. li. iii. p. £ 



B t;St WOTS ' part -' G - R *■ a-*** a p. 143, 



Adult male Green ; lores bluish blaek ; pileum green ; cheeks and 

 oar-coverts brick-red; broad mandibular stripes black 1% ,e 

 yeUowish green, below the occiput slightly washed with l£c 

 interscapular region pale green washed with bluish ; uropygium ad 

 upper tail-coverts green; fore neck and upper breas P £ sh 

 green; abdomen and under tail-coverts brighter green; S 

 green, quills blue edged with green and washed with green towad 

 the tips; primary-coverts blue; under wing-coverts 'of the Tame 

 green as the abdomen; middle tail-feathers blue edged with green 



wfrfH 8 ^' 1110 ^ 01 ' 1683 Mue al ° D S the mkWle = tail u,der-' 

 neath golden oily-yellow : "upper mandible vermilion-red, yellow 

 at the tip lower mandible in some specimens horny black, in som" 



P cmet bS''t an i, m S ° me dU8ky din - y - d ^ -des'in som 

 specimens bright yellow, m some pale yellow, in some creamy 

 white, and m some pale brown: orbital skin greenish brojnor 

 brownish green; legs and feet dull earthy or brownish g7een » 



0-5 to 0-7 • ' n ° StnIs t0 P ° int °" 96 t0 h0 ±> t^rs^ 



Adult female. Green ; the pileum has a slight tinge of olive • no 

 light greyish glaucous tinge on the nape and interscapular region 

 which are green; the red colour of the cheeks duller than TntTe 

 male; mandibular stripes black, slightly tinged with ? reen both 

 mandibles blackish. Total length 15 to 1G-5 inches. S ' 7- 3 to 

 7-5, tail from vent 8-25 to 9-25. 



_ Young. Resembles the female, but both mandibles are dull red 

 in very young birds. l 



Hah. Nicobar Islands. 



a. Ad. sk. Nicobar. r n(lia Museum [R1 



h-f. Ad. sk. Nicobar. (Jpe oi P(,,< ""'" ; ' sssrw ';, h "'■ ' 



,-/• 6 $ ad. si, Kondul. Nicobars, March ( W. gSSfSS 



Davison). 

 m. 6 ad. sk. Montehall Is.. Nicobars, March Hume Coll 



( // . Davison). 

 n. 6 ad. sk. Trinkut, Nicobars. Jan. E . W. Oates, Esq. 



o-r. d $ ad. et Trinkut. Nicobars, Jan.. March IlumeColl 



ui'i'i. sk. (;;-. Davison) 



s, t. 6 ad. sk. Tri„ku. Nicobars. Dec. (7?. J. Tweeddale Coll. 



/( imberley), 

 u,v,w. <Jad.ak. Teressa, Nicobars Jan. ( jr. Hume Coll 

 Davison). 



