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back as the eyes golden yellow ; the lores, crown and central portion of 

 the nape, the chin, throat and a spot on the side of the neck scarlet ; cheeks 

 blue; a streak over the eye black; a patch at the angle of the nape yellow; 

 a broad band across the fore neck, bordering the scarlet of the throat, blue ; 

 with these exceptions the whole plumage is green, dull beneath, very brilliant 

 on the nape and upper neck, where the feathers are edged paler ; tail bluish 

 underneath ; quills dark brown on the inner webs and on the inner portions 

 of the outer webs ; the tertiaries wholly green. 



Young birds have the blue cheeks and the red lores from an early age, 

 and the remainder of the plumage green ; the throat becomes yellow, and 

 red begins to appear on the crown ; after the throat has become entirely 

 yellow it commences to change to red, and the other features of the adult 

 plumage are then assumed ; the red spots on the neck are the last to make 

 their appearance. 



Legs and feet very pale bluish or horny green ; irides deep brown ; bill 

 black; orbital skin dark greenish or greyish brown. (Davison.) 



Length 9 inches, tail 2'5, wing 4, tarsus 1, bill from gape 1*7. The 

 female is of the same size. 



It seems doubtful whether C. humii be distinct or not from the present 

 species. I have not had the opportunity of judging for myself, and I 

 therefore do not unite them. 



The Gaudy Barbet occurs in Tenasserim from the extreme south up to 

 Nwalabo mountain and Tavoy. 



It extends down the Malay peninsula and is found in Sumatra. It 

 is also said to occur in Borneo together with C. humii. 



This species is found in the evergreen forests. Mr. Davison remarks : 

 " This bird has a peculiar note, which might be very well syllablized by 

 tok-tok-tok tok-tok-tok uttered incessantly. In the forests where it does 

 occur its note may be heard nearly all day, and nearly all night on a 

 bright moonlight night ; but it is most noisy during the evening soon after 

 dusk." 



