130 GARDEN AND AVIARY BIRDS. 
take a few, as Coppersmiths are decided rarities in 
England. 
THE BLUE-THROATED BaRBET (Cyanops asiatica) called 
Burra bussunt in Bengal, is a much larger bird than 
the Coppersmith, being about the size of a House- 
Mynah, but more stoutly built: it has a longer bill ana 
tail than the small Barbet. 
It is a very showy bird, being bright green almost all 
over, with a sky-blue face and throat and a scarlet cap 
crossed by a black band ; at each side of the neck is also a 
scarlet spot. The bill is pale yellow witha biack streak 
along the ridge. The young birds are more like the old 
ones than is the case with the Coppersmith, but their 
head colouring is so dingy that their vouth is perceptible 
at a glance. This Barbet is found on the lower'slopes 
of the Himalayas, and in Bengal, Assam, and Burma. 
In Calcutta it is common, though less so than the Copper- 
smith, and, like Barbets generally, much more heard 
than seen. It has a rolling triple call, ike ‘‘ kutwruk’’ 
and is as noisy in its way as the Coppersmith, though 
jess noticeable. 
It is the easiest Barbet to keep in confinement, as it 
can be tamed at any age and will live on satoo.; more- 
over, several birds can be placed in the same cage with 
impunity. Accordingly, the Blue-faced Barbet is often 
to be foand in the dealers’ cages in Calcutta, and a good 
many are sent to England, and turn up not unfrequently 
at bird-shows. In a mixed aviary of the larger birds this 
Barbet is always worth keeping where it is not naturally 
found, and is generally much admired for its fine colours. 
