MEGALJIMA INORNATA. 
(THE BROW N-B R E A S T E D JUNGLE B A 11 B E T.) 
Megalaima inornata . . • . : • ■ (1870) Walden ; Ann. Nat. Hist. v. 219. 
M. sexibus similibus : viridis : capite albo brunneoque ornato : gutture pectoreque brunneis baud striatis. 
Hah. in India continentali. 
Sexes alike ; body green ; head, neck, and upper back pale earthy-brown, shading into 
bright grass-green on the back and tail ; the feathers on the nape and upper back are finely 
centred with yellowish white, the stripe gradually disappearing towards the tail ; wing- 
coverts yellowish green, indistinctly tipped with white (much less so than in M. caniceps) ; 
quills dark brown, inner webs at base and exterior edges yellowish white ; throat, breast, 
and upper belly earthy-brown, the shafts being of a faintly paler brown ; the rest of the 
under surface is bluish green ; tail underneath greenish blue ; irides, bill, legs, and orbital 
skin similar to those of if. caniceps; wing 4"- 9, tail 3"- 4. 
Hah. Malabar, Coorg, Candeish {Walden). 
This species, which is one of the latest additions to this family, is closely allied to 
M. caniceps. It was first separated by Lord Walden, who received a series of specimens 
from Central India. We give his remarks on the subject in extenso : — 
" The large Green Barbet of South-western India has hitherto been confounded with 
that of Central India— Jf. caniceps (Franklin). That of South-western India, to which I 
give the title of M. inornata, is to be distinguished from all other known Green Barbets by 
having the chin, throat, breast, and upper portion of the' abdominal region uniform pale 
brown ; each feather has the shaft faintly paler. The plumage above closely resembles 
