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CATALOGUE. 
McGlell., P. Z. S. (1839), p. 165. Pearson, J. A. S. 
Beng. X. p. 655. 
Bucco caemligula, Kodgs., Grm/'s Zool. Misc. (1844), 
p. 85. 
The Blue-cheeked Barbet, Latham. 
BuEEA Basstjnt-baiei, Bengal, F. (B.) Hamilton. 
Blyth. 
Bfrea Benebo, Beng., Sundevall. 
B as SUNT GoEUL, Sylhet, F. (B.) Hamilton. 
CoEUL, of the Mussulmen, F. (B.) Hamilton. 
SuTTEA, Plains, Tichell. 
Koop-KHA-LOUNG, Arracan, Bhayre. 
A. b. and Drawing. Assam. From McClelland's 
Collection. 
c. d. e. Nepal. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 
/ Kumaon. Presented by Captain R. Strachey. 
g. Drawing. From F. (B.) Hamilton's Collection. 
" Abounds in the sub-Himalayan region, in Nepal, Bengal, Assam, 
and Sylhet; but becomes comparatively rare in Arracan." — 
(Blyth.) 
" Common near Calcutta, and is called Burra Benebo. Lives 
solitary, and feeds on berries, which were always found broken 
asunder upon examining the stomach. The note may be expressed 
by rohuroj ! roJcuroj ! the middle syllable being uttered in a higher 
note than the other two. Both sexes cry in the same manner, 
sitting still with outstretched neck ; at intervals they were seen to 
spring aside, or transversely across the branch, with considerable 
activity. They were observed from February to May." — (Sundevall.) 
" Tlie Blue-cheeked Barbet is common in Bengal, less so in Orissa, 
and I did not observe it at Juanpore. Mr. C. W. Smith, in his 
MS. Notes, well observes of it, that ' it has a peculiar habit, when 
perched, of bowing the head, accompanying each motion with a 
single note, resembling the word ' hoo.'' It has two broods, the one 
in the month of May, the other in November.' " — (Pearson.) 
" Found in the neighbourhood of Calcutta throughout the year, 
and excavates holes in trees for its nest. It feeds chiefly upon wild 
figs, plantains, and other fruit, and is extremely noisy. Its name, 
Bassunt Bairi, signifies the ' Old Woman of the Spring ; ' Bairi 
being an old woman, and Bassunt being one of the divisions of the 
