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Inhabits Sumatra. Length ten inches and a half : 

 general colour green, dark above and lighter below : 

 crown of the head red : throat blue, sides of the head 

 black, separated from the red on the top by a blue 

 stripe : there are, besides, a spot of red behind the 

 eyes ; a second, larger, of orange-yellow on the side of 

 the neck ; and a third of red on the side of the breast : 

 these colours are liable to vary, and some of the spots 

 are often entirely wanting : wings and tail green above 

 and brown beneath ; legs blackish-blue : beak black. 

 In some birds the breast is entirely black or grey, in 

 others marked with a white spot : in some the crown 

 of the head is grey, and the lateral red spot is fre- 

 quently wanting. 



Sp. 8. Bu. rubricapillus. Steph. v. ik., p. 23. — Ceylon. 

 Sp. 9. Bu. niger. Steph. c. ix. p. 30. — Philippine Islands. 

 Sp. 10. Bu. armillaris. Temm. PI. CoL 89./. 1. 



Bu. viridis, fronte sincipitis parte semitorque pectorali aureo- 

 Jlwois ; occipite azureo ; loris nigris. 



Green Barbet with the forehead, part of the sinciput, and a half- 

 collar on the breast golden-yellow, the occiput azure ; the lores 

 black. 



Bu. flavifrons. Cuvier. 



Inhabits Java. Length, according to the figure 

 above quoted, eight inches : the forehead, part of the 

 sinciput, and a half-collar on the upper breast, are 

 golden-yellow : the occiput is brilliant azure : the 

 lores black : the upper parts of the body, wings, and 

 tail are fine strong green : the three or four first 

 quills are black edged with yellowish ; the others are 



