18. CAPITO. 109 



Bucco aurovirens, Cuv. li'egne An. i. p. 4")8 (1829). 



Micropogon aurovirens, Up. 1'. Z. S. 1837, p. 120. 



Capito auiovireus, drny, Gen. B. ii. p. 4."50 (184G) ; Scl. Ibis, 1861, 



p. 187; Goffin, Mus. I'di/s-Bas, Buccones, p. o8 (1803); <SW. ^ 



Salv.P.Z.Kim(i,Y,.m>, 18(i7, p. 7.53; Gray, Li.it Capif. Brit. 



Mwi. p. 21 (1808); id. Hand-/. B. ii. p. 178, uo. 8493 (1870) ; 



Marsh. Monor/r. Capit. p. 155, pi. 62 (1871 ) ; Scl. 1^- Salt: P. Z. S. 



1873, p. 278;" iid. Komencl. Av. Xeotr. p. 110 (1873) ; Tacz. Orn. 



Pcrou, iii. p. 140 (1886). 

 Eubucco aiirovirens, 2?7>. Consp. i. p. 142 (1850); id. Coii.ip. Vol. 



Zipj. p. 12 (18.54). 



Adult male. General colour above olive-brown, somewhat washed 

 with green ; lower back, rump, and upper tail-coverts dull olive- 

 green ; wing-coverts rather browner than the back ; quills dusky 

 brown, externally olive-yellow ; tail-feathers dull olive-green, the 

 outer ones browner on the inner web ; crown of head and nape 

 scarlet ; a narrow superciliary streak of olive-grey ; sides of hinder 

 crown olive-brown like the sides of the neck ; lores, feathers below 

 the eye, and ear-coverts dark brown ; cheeks, throat, and chest rich 

 orange-yellow ; fore part of cheeks and chin whitish ; breast ashy 

 olive washed with orange, the abdomen inclining to yellowish white ; 

 sides of body and flanks olive-brown, washed with green ; under 

 tail-coverts like the abdomen ; under wing-coverts yellowish white, 

 washed with orange ; quills dusky below, yellowish along the inner 

 ■web : " bill blackish horny, the lower mandible bluish white ; feet 

 olive; iris red " (J. Stulzmann). Total length T'l inches, culmen 

 0-9, wing 3-4, tail 2-4.5, tarsus 0-85. 



AduJt female. Similar to the male, but wanting the scarlet crown, 

 this being hoary grey, inclining to whitish on the forehead. Total 

 length 7"3 inches, culmen OvS.5, wing 3-35, tail 2*5, tarsus 0-9. 



liab. L'pper Amazonia, Ecuador, and Peru. 



2. Capito maculicoronatus. 



Capito maculicoronatus, Lairr. A)in. Li/o. X. Y. iii. p. .300(1861); 

 Scl. Ibis, 1SH2. p. ],pl. i. ; .SW. .S- Sa/v. P. Z. S. 1864, p. 366; 

 Salr. P. Z. S. 1^07, p. 157 ; Grai/, Iland-l. />'. ii. p. 178, no. 8404 

 (1870); Mars/i. Monogr. Capit. p. 153. jil. 61 (1871) ; Scl. S' Salr. 

 Nomencl. Av. Xeotr. p. 110 (1873) ; iid. P. Z. S. 1870, p. 5.37. 



Aihilt male. General colour above glos.sy black ; wing-coverts and 



