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RED-FRONTED BARBET. 



breast; from which to the vent the under parts 

 are white : the white on the sides of the head is 

 diversified, first, by a streak of yellow, which is 

 placed over the eyes, and secondly by an irregular 

 one of black that begins at the base of the upper 

 mandible, and divides the white into two parts, 

 ending on the shoulders : the chin and fore parts 

 of the neck are also black ; the upper parts of the 

 body and wings are brown and yellow mixed, the 

 edges of the feathers being generally fringed with 

 yellow : the rump is almost wholly of a pale but 

 bright yellow : the tail is brown with yellow mar- 

 gins : the legs are lead- colour. 



This bird is supposed by Dr. Latham to be a 

 native of the Cape of Good Hope, and to be either 

 the young of B. niger, or the other sex, but the 

 form of the bill evidently proves they must be 

 distinct. Its manners are quite unknown. 



