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BIRDS OF BEITISH BURMAH. 
512. MEGALiEMA VIRENS. 
THE GREAT CHINESE BARBET, 
Bucco virens, Bodd. Tabl PI. Unl. p. 53. Bucco grandis, Gm. Syst. Nat. i. p. 408. 
Megalaema virens, Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 1871, p. 391 ; JDavid et Oust. Ois. Chine, 
p. 56 ; Hume ^ Dav. S. F. vi. p. 150 ; Hume, S. F. viii. p. 88 ; Bingham, S. F. 
ix. pp. 165, 473. 
Description. — Male and female. Similar to M. marshallorumj but with 
tlie head a duller blue and without the yellow collar on the hind neck. 
Some few birds,, however^ exhibit yellowish shaft-stripes on this part^ but 
they are obscure and not visible without close scrutiny. 
Bill and gape wax-yellow^ the former whitish at the top and horny at 
tip ; irides dark brown ; legs and feet dirty sap-green ; claws horny. 
[Bingham.) 
Length 13*2 inches, tail 4*6, wing 5*8, tarsus 1"2, bill from gape 2'I. 
The Great Chinese Barbet differs very constantly from its Indian ally in 
the characters pointed out above^ and appears to be quite worthy of separa- 
tion. Another species^ which^ however^ I have not been able to examine, 
is M. lagrandieri, J. Verreaux, from Cochin China. 
Mr. Davison met with this Barbet in the neighbourhood of Pahpoon in 
Tenasserim^ and Capt. Bingham states that it is quite common in the 
Thoungyeen valley. Elsewhere it is known to occur only in China, in the 
Eokien and Canton provinces. 
Mr. Davison remarks that this species frequents the higher forest trees^ 
and has the same wailing cry of ^' pio-pio-pio " as its Himalayan ally. Capt. 
Bingham found the eggs in Tenasserim in February and March. The eggs 
were either two or three, and the nest-holes were situated at twenty to 
thirty feet from the ground. 
Genus CHOTOREA, Bonap, 
513. CHOTOREA MYSTACOPHANUS. 
THE GAUDY BARBET. 
Bucco mystacophanos, Temm. PI. Col. 315. Megalaema mystacophanus, 
Marsh. Mon. Capit. pi. xix. Wald. in Bl. B. Burm. p. 74 ; Tweedd. Ibis, 1877; 
p. 299 ; Hume 8f Dav. S. F. vi. p. 152 ; Hume, S. F. viii. p. 88. 
Description. — Male and female. Forehead and front of the head as far 
