^ 9*9'] from Soui/i A?inam and Codi'm China. 4.29 



? . T. L. 226; W. 93 ; T. 64 ; Ts. 24; bill from -ape 

 30 mm. 



" Iris dark, bill black with base grey, feet olive. '^ 



1 ? . 1 ? imm. Dalat. 5000 ft., S. Annam. 5 May, 1918. 



2 c^, 1 ? . Arbre Broye, 5400 ft., S. Aiuiam. 12 IMay, 

 1918. 



7 c? , 3 ? , 1 c? imm. Laiigbiau Peaks, 6-7500 ft., 

 S.Auuam. 15-26 April, 1918. 



Males. T. L. 207, 224, 228, 217, 222, 225,235, 233, 230 ; 

 W. 91, 91, 93, 93, 92, 94, 92, 92 mm. 



Females. T. L. 236, 205, 228, 222, 226 ; W. 96, 92, 97, 93, 

 93 mm. 



This subspecies is extremely \\ell marked and by many 

 ornithologists would be given full specific rank. We have 

 based our diagnosis on descriptions and the examination of 

 a somewhat indifferent specimen from Darjiling. 



54. Megalsema lagrandieri (Verr.). 



Shelley, Cat. xix. 1891, p. 75. 



1 c?j 1 ? • Traug Bom, Cochin China. 3 June, 1918. 



3 c?, 3 ?. Daban, 650 ft., S. Annam. 13-21 March, 

 1918. 



3 c?, 2 ?. Dran, 3000 ft., S. Annam. 31 March -16 

 May, 1918. 



^ ? . Arbre Broye, 5400 ft., S. Annam. 12 May, 1918. 



" Iris dark, orbital skin brownish black ; maxilla, culmen 

 and median parts black, remainder grey ; mandible grey, 

 extreme base bluish ; feet olive-green." 



Males. T. L. 294, 310, 335, 330, 305, 318, 335 ; W. 135, 

 128, 126, 131, 134, 130, 136 mm. 



Females. T. L. 300, 325, 325, 340, 328, 327, 328 ; W. 125 

 (worn), 126, 122, 135, 134, 140, l;^9 mm. 



This very distinct Barbet appears to be only represented 

 by a few specimens in the French Museums and may, with 

 advantage, be redescribed here. 



Adult male. General colour green with a slight bluish 

 tinge on the wing-coverts and tertiaries ; mantle and scapulars 

 olive-green ; underparts yellowish green, the middle of the 

 abdomen washed with blue. Crown and nape dark brown, 



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