PIRRI BARBET 



large head, stout body and usually rather 

 short tail gives them some resemblance to 

 the puflbirds, to which, however, they are 

 not very closely related, and from which 

 their brilliant colors and less inactive habits 

 easily distinguish them. Though represented 

 in the Canal Zone by only one, rare species, 

 the family is a fairly large one. 



i. Capito maculicoronatus maculicoronatus 

 Lawrence 



Pirri Barbet 



Length, 155 mm. (6.10 in.); tail, 48 mm. 

 (1.90 in.). 



Male. Above glossy blue-black, the middle of 

 the crown with a patch of whitish spots; mostly 



FIG. 37. Capita m. maculicoronatus 



(Male Nat. Size) 



dull white below, the breast crossed by a band 

 of yellow, a patch of scarlet on flanks, both sides 

 and flanks with large black spots. 



Female. Similar to male but the lower parts 

 black as far as middle of breast. 

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