CAPITO AURANTllCOLLIS. 
(THE G O L D E N-C O L L A 11 E D B A R B E T.) 
Euhucco aurantiicollis (1857) Sclater ; P. Z. S. p. 207. 
„ hartlauU (1857) Sclater ; P. Z. S. p. 2(!7 ( ? nut jvv. ). 
Capito aurantiicollis . (1861) Sclater ; Ibis, p. 189. 
„ melanotis (1861) Sclater ; Tbi^, ]). IdO ( part.). 
„ aurantiicollis ....... (1863) Goffin ; Cat. Mus. P. Bas, Bucc. p. GO. 
S . C. minor, rostro flavicante, capite saturate sauguineo, vitta cervicali postica clare flavicanti-viridi. 
5 . viridis, regione parotica nigra, vitta pectoral! aurantiaca. 
Hab. in regione Neotropica. 
Adult male. — Green ; entire head rich dark carmine, behind which a broad collar of 
bright greenish yellow shading off into green, which latter is the colour of the upper 
plumage ; quills brown, yellowish white at base of inner webs ; chin deep carmine ; mus- 
tachial stripe and throat golden-yellow shading into orange on the upper, and bright 
scarlet on the lower breast; the rest of the under surface is yellow in the centre, and 
whitish on the flanks, striped with green. Irides red ; bill yellow ; legs and feet plumbeous, 
with a green tinge. 
Adult female— V^])ex plumage dull green; lores and ear-coverts black, a stripe behind 
the eye, down the side of the neck, orange-yellow ; chin white ; throat greyish ; a broad 
pectoral gorget of orange-yellow ; under surface striped pale yellow and green. 
Young.— Occiput and nape dark green ; yellow collar wanting ; the throat and breast 
darker than in the adult ; the collar is attained gradually, and varies much in width. 
Dr. Sclater gives as dimensions, length 5"-5, wing 2"-6, tail l"-9. 
Hah. The valleys of the Upper Amazon and its confluents. Rio Javarri {Sclater): 
Upper Ucayali [Bartlett) ; Upper Amazon (Hauxwell). 
Additional references.— Capito aurantiicollis : Sclater (1866), P. Z. S. p. 196. Capito melanotis : Sclater (1866), 
P. Z. S. p. 196 (partim) ; Salvin (1870), Ibis, p. 112. 
