CAPITO NIGER, 
(THE EE D-T H E, O A T E D CAYENNE B A E B E T.) 
Bucco cayenmnsis ncevius ...... (1760) Briss. ; Omith. IV. p. 97, pi. vii. 
„ niger (1776) Miiller; Syst. Nat. Suppl. p. 89. 
„ maculatus (1776) Miiller ; Syst. Nat. Suppl. p. 89. 
„ erythrocephalus (1783) Bodd. ; Tab. PL Enl. p. 12. 
Barhu de Cayenne (1783) BufFon ; PL Enl. VII. no. 206. 
Bucco cayennensis ....... (1788) Gmelin ; S. N. I. p. 406. 
Le Barhu de la Guyane (1806) Levaill. ; Barbus, pis. 23, 24, 25. 
Le cabezon a tSte et gorge rouges (1816) Vieillot; N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. p. 500. 
Capito rubricoUis (1823) Vieillot ; Enc. Meth. p. 1426. 
Micropogon cayennensis (1830) Temm. ; PL Col. Texte, p. 83. 
ncevius (1830) Temm. ; PL Col. Texte, p. 83. 
Capito erythrocephalus ....... (1846) Gray ; Gen. of Birds, II. p. 430. 
„ ncevius (1846) Gray ; Gen. of Birds, II. p. 430. 
Eubucco erythrocephalus ...... (1857) Sclater ; P. Z. S. p. 268. 
(5. Major: rostro plumbeo : supra niger sulphureo variegatus : fronte guttureque coccineis : pectore immaculato. 
5 . Marl similis sed supra flavescenti-albo variegata, giittureque pectoreque nigro maculatis. 
5 juv. Similis adultis sed gntture baud maculato. 
Hab. in regione Neotropica. 
Adult Male. — Forehead, sinciput, moustachial stripe and entire throat rich red ; top of 
the head shining yellow ; occipital feathers brown, edged with the same yellow colour ; 
sides of the head, neck, and upper plumage glistening black, the latter variegated with 
pale yellow on the upper back, deeper yellow on the lower back and upper tail-coverts; 
the greater wing-coverts black, each feather having a large cream-coloured spot on the 
Additional references. — Bucco cayennensis: Latbam (1790), Ind. Om. p. 202; Cuvier (1829), Eegn. An. p. 457. 
Bwco niger : Cuvier (1829), Eegn. An. p. 457 ; Cassin (1864), Acad. Sci. Nat. Pbilad. p. 242. Bucco maculatus : 
Cassin (1864), Acad. Sci. Nat. PbHad. p. 242 ; Capito cayennensis : VieiUot (1816), N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. IV. p. 500 ; 
Sclater (1857), P. Z. S. p. 268; Goffin (1863), Mus. Pays-Bas, Bucc. p. 53. Capito erythrocephalus: Des Murs 
(1849), Eev. Zool. p. 161 ; Sclater (1862), Ibis, p. 1. 
