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Smooth-hilled Barbican. P. Levirostris. Leach. 77- 

 Vaill. pi. K. Le Barb., a Ventre Rose. Vieill. loc. 

 cit. pi. A. is the young. 



Like B. dubius, but the bill is not channelled ; top of 

 head, crimson. Africa. 



BurchelVs or the Masked Barbican. P. Personatus. 

 Tern. Col. 201. 



Top of head, cheeks, and throat, bright red, behind 

 the red, black ; back, greenish-ash ; beneath, yellow- 

 ish. Africa. 



Black-throated Barbican. P. Niger. Tern. Enl. 

 688. Vail. 29, 30, 31. 



Crown, rump, throat, neck, middle of back, and 

 wing-coverts, black ; forehead, red ; curve over eye, 

 yellow and white. Philippine Islands. 



Red Barbica9i. P. Rubicon. Vaill. pi. D. 



Forepart of body, red ; beneath, pale-yellow ; sides, 

 streaked with black.* 



Buccot properly so called. (Cuv.) 



With a bill simply conical, slightly compressed, the 

 crest blunt, a little elevated in the middle. There are 

 some of them in the two continents, many of which 



* Bucco Saliii, Lath. (Abyssinian Barbican of Salt's Travels. P. 

 Rubrifrons of Swainson. Zool. Illus, and P. Hcematops, Wagler.) P. Leu- 

 conotus, Vieill. (which is P. Lcsvirostris of Leach ; and the young is P. Le- 

 vaillantii ofljeaich.) P. StephcTisii, Lath, (the P. N'iger of Tem. P. Sene- 

 gcdemis, Lich. P. VieUlottu, Leach. Bucco Fuscescens, Vieill. which seems 

 to be the B. Rubescem of Vaill. 



f Vieillothas changed this name into Capito. 

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