MEGALyEMA CHRYSOPOGON, 
(THE GOLDEN-BE ARDED B A R B E T.) 
Bucco chrysopogon 
Megalaima chrysopogon 
Chotorea chrysopogon . 
Megalaima chrysopogon . 
(1824) Temm.; PI. Col. pi. 285. 
(1846) Gray; Gen. of B. II. p. 429. 
(1854) Bonap. ; Consp. Vol. Zyg. p. 12. 
(1863) Sclater; P. Z. S. p. 206. 
M. sexibus similibus, viridis, gutture cinerascenti-albo, fronte albescenti-brunnea. 
Hab. in insula " Sumatra " dicta. 
Sexes alike. Body green ; lores and in front of the eyes scarlet ; forehead and sinciput 
shining whitish-grey, the feathers of the latter being tipped with scarlet; a broad stripe 
above and below the eyes, and the ear-coverts, umber-brown ; the feathers of the occiput 
and nape brown, broadly tipped with scarlet, and laterally edged with cobalt-blue. The 
upper plumage rich dark green, the feathers of the back, shoulders, and wing-coverts being 
edged with lighter green ; the quills brown, the inner webs pale yellowish, white at the 
base, the exterior web of the primaries edged with green, the secondaries more broadly 
edged, especially the innermost, which are almost entirely green. The chin, throat, and 
upper breast brownish grey with a shining yellow tinge, the feathers of the upper breast 
being broadly tipped with light marine blue, forming a gorget ; a broad mustachial stripe 
golden yellow ; under surface light grass-green ; tail underneath greenish blue ; irides brown ; 
legs and feet dull olive-green ; bill black, rictal bristles long and numerous. Wing 4""6, 
tail 3", total length ll"-25. 
Hah. Sumatra [mus. nostr.) ; Sonda Island {TemmincJc) ; Malacca {Cantor). 
The Golden-bearded Barbet is one of the largest species of the subgroup to which it 
Additional references. — Bucco chrysopogon : Cuvier (1829), Eegn. An. p. 457 ; Hartlaub (1841), Eev. Zool. 
p. 337 ; Blyth (1846), J. A. S. Beng. p. 13. Megalaima chrysopogon: Moore (1859), P. Z. S. p. 454; Goffin (1863), 
Cat. Mus. Pays Bas, Buccones, p. 14; G. R. Gray (1868), Cat. Brit. Mus. Capitonidse, p. 6. Chotorea chrysopogon: 
Horsf. & Moore (1856), Cat. Mus. E. I. C. II. p. 640. 
