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Malayan peninsula and the isles ; and C. Buvaucelei, Lesson, (trima- 

 cidata, Gray, of which C. cyanotis, Blyth, is little more than a 

 northern variety), from Burmah and Malayana. 



Gen. Xanthol^ma, Bonap. 

 Char. — Bill, still shorter, wider, and less compressed ; wing, with 

 2nd quill long, sub-equal to the next three. 



197. Xantholsema Indica, Lath. 



Bucco, apud Latham — Jeedon, Cat. 216 — B. philippensis, 

 apud Sykes, Cat. 122— Blyth, Cat. 327— Horsf., Cat. 934— B. 

 flavicollis,VTEiLLOT — B. luteus, Less, (albino variety) — Kat-hhora, 

 H. — commonly Tamhayat (i. e. Copper-smith) — Chota hassant 

 hairi, or Chota benebo, Beng. — Basunta lisora, in the Upper Pro- 

 vinces — Tokoji, Tel. 



The Crimson-breasted Barbet. 



Descr. — Green above, the feathers of the back and wing-coverts 

 more or less margined with yellowish ; beneath, yellowish or 

 greenish white, streaked with green ; the whitish predominating on 

 the middle of the belly ; broad frontal space, and wide pectoral 

 gorget, glistening crimson ; throat, and around the eye, pale sulphur- 

 yellow ; below the crimson gorget is a narrow crescent of golden- 

 yellow ; a band across the crown, continued round to the yellow 

 throat, and a moustachial streak, black ; a bluish tinge on the occi- 

 put and sides of the neck, where the black passes gradually into 

 the green of the back, and also on the margins of the great alars 

 and tail. Luteous varieties of this species occur occasionally, what 

 Mr. Blyth calls lutinos ; these are sometimes observed in all nor- 

 mally green birds, as Parrakeets, &c., analogous to ordinary albinos. 

 The domestic Canary-bird is a familiar instance of the kind ; the 

 irides and retina appearing red, though in fact colourless, whence the 

 red blood-vessels arc rendered visible. 



Bill black ; irides dark hazel ; nude orbitar skin, dull crimson ; 

 feet coral-red ; claws black. 



Length 6^ inches; extent 11 ; wing 3^ ; tail \\; bill at front 

 -J-Q ; tarsus not -^-q. 



The Crimson-breasted Barbet is found throughout all India, ex- 

 tending into the Burmese countries, Malayana, Ceylon, and the isles. 



