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CRIMSON HOUNBILL. 



Buceros ruber. B. subcristatus ruber, fronte verticeque nigris, fascia 



humerali alba, rostro rimplici nigricante. 

 Slightly-crested red Hornbill, with black front and crown, white 



bar across the shoulders, and simple blackish bill. 

 Buceros ruber. B. ruber, capite ?iigro t fascia dorsali alba. Lath. 



ind. orn. suppL 2. 

 Crimson Hornbill. Lath. syn. svppL 2. 



THIS species is described in Mr. Latham's se- 

 cond Supplement, from a drawing in the collection 

 of a Mr. Smith. It is to be lamented that neither 

 the size nor any other particulars of the bird are 

 known, so that the whole rests merely on the faith 

 of the drawing, a copy of which having been long 

 in my own possession, I have introduced it into the 

 present work. The whole bird is of a fine crimson, 

 or rather deep scarlet colour, except the top of the 

 head, which is black, while across the upper part 

 of the back passes a white band: the brll and legs 

 are dusky or blackish. 



