MEGALiEM A INORNATA. 
(THE BROW N-B EEASTED JUNGLE BAEBET.) 
Megalaima mornata ....... (1870) Walden ; Ann. Nat. Hist. v. 219. 
M. sexibus similibus : viridis : capite albo brunneoque ornato : gutture peetorcque 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 ; hides, bill, legs, and orbital 
skin similar to those of M. caniceps; wing 4" - 9, tail 3"'4. 
Hab. 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 — M. 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 
