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PICID^. 



PoGONiA, Vieillot. — Pogonius, Leach. 



All the species of this genus are natives of Africa : 

 they are more frugivorous than the species of the fol- 

 lowing genus. 



Sp 1. Po. sulcirostris. Steph. v. ix. p. 2. pL 1. 



Sp. 2. Po. Isevirostris. Steph. v. ix. p. 2. pi. 2. — Barbican unibec. 

 Le Vaill. Barbus, pi. K. adult. — Barbican a ventre rose. Le 

 VailL Sup. pi. a. ; young. 



Sp. 3. Po. niger. Temm. — Pogonius Stephenii. Leach, ZooL 

 Misc. ii. pi. 1 1 6. — Bucco rufifrons. Steph. v. ix. p. 3\. 



Sp. 4. Po. rubescens. Temm ? 



Po. niger collo rostroque hrunneis ; vertice coccineo; guld,jugulo, 

 pectore, anoque albidis; ventre Jidvescente. 



BJack Barbican with the neck and beak brown j the crown scar- 

 let ; the throat, jugulum, breast, and vent whitish ; the belly 

 fulvescent. 



Barbu rubicen. Le Vaill. — Pogonius Le Vaillantii. Leach, 

 Zool. Misc. ii.pL 117. 



Sp. 5. Po. personatus. Temm. PI. Col. 201. 



Po. cinereo-viridis vertice, guld, colloque antice rubris; nuchd pec- 



toreque saturate niger ; alis caudaque fuscis Jiavo marginatis ; 



ventre mrescente-albido. 

 Ashy-green Barbican with the crown, throat, and neck entirely 



red ; the nape and breast deep black ; the wings and tail brown, 



edged with yellow ; the belly greenish-white. 



Inhabits Africa. Length seven inches : the top 

 of the head, the throat, and fore part of the neck are 

 fine vermilion : the nape, sides, and fore part of the 

 breast deep black : the mantle and back are ashy- 

 green : the wings and tail dusky, with all the fea- 

 thers (except a few of the quills) edged with yellow : 



