134 BIRDS OF BRITISH BURMAH. 



516. CYANOPS DAVISONI. 



DAVISON'S BARBET. 



Megalaima davisoni, Hume, S. F. v. p. 108 ; Hume fy Dav. S. F. vi. p. 151 ; Hume, 

 S. F. viii. p. 88 ; Bingham, 8. F. ix. p. 165. 



Description. Male and female. "Precisely similar to C. asiatica, but 

 somewhat smaller; entirely wants the black crown-band and to a great 

 extent the narrow yellowish line preceding it, and has these replaced by a 

 broader turquoise-blue band, thus diminishing the depth of the occipital 

 red patch ; pectoral red patches rather larger. 



"Length 8'5 inches, wing 3'9, tail 2'8, tarsus -97." (Hume.} 



I have not had the opportunity of examining a specimen of this bird. 



Davison's Barbet is met with at the bases of the lower ranges of 

 hills below Mooleyit in Tenasserim, and also in the Thoungyeen valley, 

 where Capt. Bingharn found it common. It is not yet known to occur 

 elsewhere. 



Mr. Davison remarks that the note of this species is precisely similar to 

 that of C. asiatica; and Capt. Bingham discovered two nest-holes in 

 March, each with two eggs. 



517. CYANOPS INCOGNITA. 



HUME'S BARBET. 



Megalaima incognita, Hume, S. F. ii. pp. 442, 486; Wald. inBl B. Burm. p. 74; 

 Hume fy Dav. S. F. vi. pp. 161, 501 ; Hume, S. F. viii. p. 88 ; Bingham, S. F. 

 ix. p. 166. 



Description. Male and female. (C Green ; lores and a very narrow 

 frontal band, a small patch on the nape, and two small pectoral patches 

 dark crimson ; chin, throat, cheeks, ear-coverts, forehead, stripe over eye, 

 tinged with turquoise-blue. A narrow ring of tiny bright yellow feathers 

 surrounds the eye/'' (Hume.) 



Male : upper mandible, eyelids and tip of lower mandible dusky horny ; 

 remainder of bill paler; legs and feet grass-green; irides nut-brown. 

 Female : lower mandible and base of upper mandible pale horny blue ; 

 rest of bill black ; legs and feet dirty bluish green. (Davison.) 



Length 8'6 to 9 inches, tail 2'4 to 2'5, wing 3'9, tarsus 1 to I'l, bill 

 from gape 1'4 to 1-46. (Davison.) 



This is another Barbet I have not been able to examine for myself, as 



