MEGALtEM A VIRENS. 
(THE GREAT BARBET). 
Le grande Barhu de la Chine 
Bucco virens 
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Capito grandis 
Megalaima virens 
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Jxaniong-pho of the Lepchas. 
Nyahul or Neoul of the Kumalis and Nipalese. 
Latin Description. 
M. maxima : capite toto nuchaque saturate yiolaceis : dorso olivascenti-brunneo. 
Hah. in regione Himalayana. 
Sexes alike ; entire head, nape and neck deep violet blue ; back, shoulders and upper 
win <r- coverts olive brown, the feathers of the upper back being centred longitudinally with 
pale yellowish green, forming an irregular demi-collaret, more or less defined in different 
specimens,' and separating the violet from the brown of the back ; quill -feathers brown on 
the inner web, margined with pale yellow, the outer web bright green changing into brown 
towards the tip of the primaries ; rump and upper tail-coverts bright green, tail rather 
darker green, the inner webs of the outer tail feathers edged with brown : breast brown, 
sides of the breast and abdomen pale yellowish green with large brown blotches ; centre of 
the abdomen, from breast to vent bluish green, vent mixed green and yellow, lower tail- 
coverts crimson. 
Bill yellow, deep yellow at base, pale greenish yellow in the middle and at the tip of 
(1783) Bulfon, PL Enl. 871, vol. 7, p. 434. 
(1783) Boddaert, Table des PI. Enl. d’Aub. 871. 
(1788) Gm., Syst. Nat. I, p. 408. 
(1816) Vieill, Nouv. Diet. d’Hist. Nat. IY, p. 499. 
(1841) G. E. Gray, Genera of birds, p. 429. 
(1842) do., do., Appendix p. 12. 
(1850) Bonaparte, Conspectus Avium, p. 143. 
(1856) Horsf. & Moore, Catalogue, E. I. Museum, p„ 635. 
. (1862) Jerdon, Birds of India, No. 308. 
(1833) Temminck, PL Col. 871. 
(1806) Le Vaillant, Barbus, Pl. 20. 
(1832) Gould, Century of birds pl. 46. 
(1863) Goffin, Mus. Pays-bas, Buccones, p 12. 
(1868) G. E. Gray, Cat. Brit. Mus. Capit. p. 5. 
Native Names. 
