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crimson spots on either side of the base of the f oreneck ; the sexes are 

 almost alike, the female being somewhat smaller than the male. 



Hab, — " Indo-Burman sub-region, having been found to the westward 

 as far as the valley of the Jumna, and to the eastward extending to 

 Arracan." Hume, Very common in Calcutta and its neighbourhood, as 

 well as in other parts of Bengal. . 



Length of life in captivity. 



Specimens are always living in the garden, but there is no record 

 of the history of any single individual. 



(97) THE LINEATED BAEBET. 

 (CYANOPS LINEATA-(FmW.) ) 

 Bengali — Corul, amongst the bird-catchers of Bengal. 

 Description.— Prevailing colour green, paler on the flanks and abdo- 

 men ; vent and lower tail-coverts yollowish ; all about the head and upper 

 breast whitish, the feathers of the crown and nape being medially streak- 

 ed white ; those of the sides of the neck, breast, and abdomen also mar- 

 gined whitish brown; bill orange brown, total length about 10 k inches. 

 Hab. — The lineated barbet inhabits the whole extent of the Sub- 

 Himalayan region from the Sutlej Valley to the Brahmaputra, ascending 

 the Himalayas up to about 3,000 feet ; it has been recorded from Sylhet, 

 Pegu, and Tenasserim. 



Length of life in captivity. 



These birds have been found to thrive well in captivity in Lower 

 Bengal, so that one of those now living in the collection has been there 

 for more than seven years. 



(98) THE CEIMSON-BEEASTED BAEBET. 

 (XANTHOL^MA H^EMACEPHALA— {Mull.) ) 

 Bengali — Chota Basanta baire. 

 The " Copper-smith " bird of Europeans in India. 

 Like the blue-faced barbet, this bird is also well known in Lower 

 Bengal ; its total length is about 64 inches ; its distinctive characteristic 

 is the crimson colour of its frontal space and the pectoral gorget. 



Hab. — Found throughout the plains of India, Burmah, Malayana, 

 Ceylon, &c. ; common in Calcutta and the neighbourhood. 



Length of life in captivity. 



The same remark which has been made with respect to the blue- 

 faoed barbet applies to this also. 



