18. cAPiro. 113 



Nomencl. Ac. Neotr. p. J 10 (1873) ; Tavz. Urn. I'eiou, iii. p. 138 



(188G). 

 (Jupito iimazonicus {nee Deville), Scl. >!)■ Scdv. P. Z. S. 18G7, pp. 580, 



y79 ; Grai/, Iland-l. B. ii. p. 178, no. 8492 (1870). 

 Oapito aui'atus, var. amazonica, Pelz. Orn. Bras. p. 239 (1871 ). 



Adult male. Similar to C. nujer, but having the throat bright 

 orange, not crimson as in tliat species, nor scarlet vermilion as in 



0. auratus. Total length G inches, culmen 0'9, wing 3'4, tail 2*1, 

 tarsus 0-85. 



Adult female. Similar to the female of C. )i!f/er, and strongly 

 spotted with black below, but distinguished by the orange throat. 

 Total length G inches, culmen 0'85, wing 3*4, tail 2"1, tarsus 0'85. 



Jfib. Colombia, Ecuador, Eastern Peru, and Upper Amazonia to 

 Bolivia. 



a-f. (^ 2 ad. sk. Bogota. 



f/. cS ad. sk. llio Napo. Gould Coll. 



/;. $ ad. sk. Rio Napo (i. Fraser). Selater Coll. 



?', A. d 2 iid. sk. Sarayacu, Ecuador (C. Buck- Salvin-Godman Coll. 



%). 

 /. 2 'id. sk. E. Peru. Sclater Coll. 



7)1. 2 ad. sk. E. Peru (Fare). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



n,o. cJad. etjuv. Rio .lavari (^. W. Bates). Sclater Coll. 



sk. 

 /). cJ ad. sk. Yquitos, Aug. 30 {H. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Whiteli/). 

 <l,r. cf 2 ad. sk. Cha,micuYos (J. Hatuwell). (4ouId Coll. 



■•>•. cJ id. sk. Barcellos, Brazil, Aug. 31 (/. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Katterer). 



1, u. cJ ad. et juv. Pillou. Bolivia (C. Buckley). Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 sk. 



7. Capito auratus. 



Le Barbu orange du Perou, Lemill. Hist. JS^cit. Barbws, \>\. 27 



(1800). 

 Bucco auratus, Dumont, Diet. ISe. Nat. iv. p. 54 (1816). 

 liucco peruvianas, Vnv. Bec/ne Anim. p. 428 note (1817). 

 Micropogon aureus, Temm. Fl. Cut. iii. Genre Barbu, p. 2 (1830) ; 



Bp. C'o,!.^/). i. p. 142 (1850). 

 Capito peruvianus, Grai/, Gen. B. ii. p. 430 (184G) ; Hcl. Cat. Amer. 



B. p. 329 (ISG2, pt.) ; id. i^- Salv. F. Z. 8. 18GG, p. 195. 

 Capito cayaunensis (nee Gin.), Cab. in Schomb. Reis. Brit. Guian. 



iii. p. 720 (1848). 

 Capito aniazouiciis, Z>en7/e et Des Murs, jRev. Zool. 1849, p. 171 ; 



Set. if Sale. F. Z. S. 1867, p. 753 ; Grai/, List Capit. Brit. Mus. 



p. 21 (1868) ; Tacz. Orn. Feron, iii. p. 1.39 (1886). 

 Micropogon peruviauus, Bp. Conxp. Vol. Zi/i/od. p. 12 (18-54). 

 Ca])ito am-atus, Grai/, lland-l. B. ii. p. \~S, no. 8491 (1870) ; Scl. ^• 



Sale. Nome/icl. Av. Neotr. y. 110 (1873, pt.) ; Tacz. F. Z. S. 1874, 



p. 549; .SW. S,- Salv. F. Z. S. 1879, p. 634. 

 Capito niger (wee Bodd.), Bartlett, F. Z. S. 1882, p. 347. 



Adidt male. Similar to C. niger. but differing m the orange- 

 coloured edges to the feathers of the lo^^•e^ back ; the whole 

 crown straw-yellow, with a little tinge of scarlet on the fore 



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