MEGALiEMA M YSTACOPnAN US. 
(THE GAUDY B A R B E T.) 
Bucco mystacophanus . 
„ quadricolor 
Chotorea mystacophanus 
Megalaima mystacophanus 
,, quadricolor 
MegalcBma mystacophanus 
„ quadricolor 
TaJcoor capata cuning . 
ToTcon toTcon Icechel 
(1824) Temm. ; PI. Col. 315. 
(1839) Eyton ; P. Z. S. p. 105. 
(1856) Horsf. & Moore; Cat. of B. II. p. 641. 
(1842) G. R. Gray; Gen. of B. II. p. 429. 
(1842) G. E. Gray ; Gen. of B. II. p. 429. 
(1854) Bonap. ; Consp. Volucr. Zyg. p. 12. 
(1854) Bonap. ; Consp. Volucr. Zyg. p. 12. 
Malays {Cantor). 
Borneo {Motley). 
M. sexibus similibus : viridis : gutture coccineo, fronts aurantiaca. 
Hab. in subregione Indo-Malayana. 
Sexes alike ; green ; lores scarlet, forehead and sinciput rich golden ; top of the head 
and centre of occiput rich scarlet; a black superciliary eye-streak, wider behind the eye; 
upper plumage dark green, the feathers of the nape and upper back edged with lighter 
green ; quills brown, inner webs pale yellowish at the base, and edged with green on the 
exterior, especially on the secondaries, the innermost of which are almost entirely green ; 
chin, throat, and a large spot on each side of the upper breast scarlet ; a yellow moustachial 
streak shading into green ; a spot under each eye, and a broad band below the scarlet of 
the throat cobalt-blue ; under surface grass-green ; tail underneath greenish blue ; rictal 
bristles strongly developed ; bill black ; feet dusky. Length about 8"'0, wing 3"-7, 
tail 2". 6. 
nab. Penang, Malacca ( Cawi^or) ; Sumatra (XessoTi) ; 'Borneo [Wallace). 
Additional references. — Bucco mystacophanus: Lesson (1839), Rev. Zool. p. 137; Cuvier (1829), Regn. An. 
p. 457; Hartlaub (1841), Rev. Zool. p. 337. Bucco quadricolor: Hartlaub (1841), Rev. Zool. p. 337 ; Blyth 
(1846), Journ. As. Soc. p. 14. Megalaima mystacophanos: Moore (1859), Proc. Zool. Soc. p. 454; Goffin (1863), 
Cat. Mns. Pays-Bas, Bucc. p. 18 ; G. R. Gray (1868), Cat. Brit. Mus. Capit. p. 7. Megalcema mystacophanes : Sclater 
(1863), Proc. Zool. Soc. p. 210. 
