90 CAPITOITID^. 



Megalaima hnsmacephala, Gray, Hand-l. B. ii. p. 175, no. 8448 



(1870). 

 Xaotholfema hsematocepliala, Marshall, Monogr. Capit. p. 101, pi. 



42(1871). 

 Xantholsema liaemacephala, Hayes Llor/d, Ibis, 1873, p. 407 ; Blytk 



Sr Wald. B. Burm. p. 74 (1875) ; W'ald. Tr. Z. S. ix. p. 156(1877) ; 



Tweed. Ibis, 1877, p. 299 ; id. P. Z. S. 1877, pp. 690, 823 ; id. 



P. Z. S. 1878, p. 944 ; Ball, Str. F. vii. p. 206 (1878) ; Cripps, t. c. 



p. 264; Legge, B. Ceylon, i. p. 218 (1879); IIu77ie, Sfr. F. 1879, 



pp. 53, 58 ; Scully, t. c. p. 253 ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Genov. xiv. 



p. 180 (1879); Vidal, Str. F. ix. p. 54 (1880) ; Biiigham, t.c. 



p. 166 ; Butler, t. c. p. 387 ; Wardlaio Bamsay, Ticeedd. Mem. 



p. 656 (1881) ; Kelkam, Ibis, 1881, p. 390; Nicholson, Ibis, 1883, 



p. 243 ; Oatcs, Handh. B. Brit. Burm. ii. p. 136 (1883) ; Murray, 



Vertehr. Faun. Sind, p. 116 (1884); Swinh. i^ Barnes, Ibis, 1885, 



p. 63 ; Biiftik. Notes Leyden Mm. ix. p. 16 (1886) ; Beid, Cat. 



Lucknoiu Mus. p. 31 (1886) ; id. Str. F. x. p. 26 (1887) ; Davison, 



t. c. pp. 299, 358 ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Genov. (2) iv. p. 577 



(1887), V. p. 564(1888). 

 Xantholaema rafflesii, Tiraicd, Bull. Soc. Agric. Coch. Ch. 1879, 



p. 91. 



Adult male. General colour above olive-green, with a yellowish 

 shade, many of the feathers being edged with yeUow ; lesser wing- 

 colours grass-green, as also the outer median and greater coverts, 

 which otherwise resemble the back ; bastard-wing, primary-coverts, 

 and quills blackish, externally grass-green, the primaries yellowish 

 towards the end of the outer web, the inner secondaries like the 

 back ; tail-feathers green above, bluish beneath ; a broad frontal 

 band of scarlet, followed by a black band across the crown ; the 

 occiput, nape, and hind neck rather more bluish green ; lores black ; 

 a narrow streak above the eye and a broad one below the latter 

 bright sulphur-yellow ; sides of face, cheeks, and ear-coverts black, 

 in continuation of the black band of the crown ; hinder cheeks and 

 hinder ear-coverts washed with bluish green ; throat bright sulphur- 

 yellow ; sides of the neck green, washed with bluish grey ; lower 

 throat mixed with black ; fore neck bright scarlet, followed by a 

 shade of bright golden yellow on the chest ; rest of the under sur- 

 face pale yellow, streaked with green centres to the feathers of the 

 sides of the body, flanks, and under tail-coverts ; centre of breast 

 and abdomen yellowish white ; under wing-coverts pale yellow, 

 green on the edge of the wing ; quiUs below dusky, yellowish along 

 the inner edge : " bill dark horny slate-colour, pale at the base of 

 both mandibles ; legs and feet deep coral-pink : iris dark brown, 

 with a pale or pearly-grey outer circle " ( W. V. Legge) . Total 

 length 6-4 inches, culmen 0-65, wing 3-35, tail 1*6, tarsus O'S. 



Adult female. Similar to the male, but the colours not quite so 

 vivid. Total length 5-8 inches, culmen 0-7, wing 3-25, tail 1-4, 

 tarsus 0'75. 



Young. Differs from the adult in wanting the scarlet on the head 

 and the bright colours of the underparts. Uniform green above. 



