BARBATULA CHRYSOCOMA. 
(G 0 L D E N-E EONTED BARBET.) 
Bucco chrysoconus ........ (1832) Temm. ; PL Col. 536. fig. 2. 
Megalaima chrysocoma ....... (1841) Hartl. ; Rev. Zool. p. 337. 
Megalaima chrysocoma ....... (1846) Gray ; Gen. of Birds, II. p. 430. 
„ „ (1854) Hartl. ; J. f. 0. p. 196. 
„ (1854) Bonap. ; Consp. Yol. Zyg. p. 12. 
„ „ (1856) Heugl. ; Syst. Uebers. p. 47. 
„ „ ....... (1857) Hartl. ; Syst. Orn. Westafr. p. 173. 
„ „ (1859) Yerr. ; P. Z. S. p. 398. 
,, ,, (1863) Goflin ; Mus. Pays Bas, Bucc. p. 41. 
„ „ (1868) Gray; Cat. Brit. Mus. Capit. p. 14. 
„ „ (1870) Gray; Hand-1, of B. II. p. 176. 
„ ,, (1871) Sharpe ; Cat. Afr. B. p. 16. 
B . supra nigra, flavo striata : capite antico aurantiaco : uropygio flavo. 
Hab. in Africa occidentali et septentr.-orientali. 
Throat and under tail-coverts lemon-yellow ; underparts bright chrome-yellow, paler at 
the sides ; top of the head rich gold-colour, bordered in front and at the sides with black ; 
upper plumage black, varied longitudinally on the back and shoulders with white, and on 
the rump and upper tail-coverts with sulphur-yellow; lesser wing-coverts black, broadly 
edged with golden-yellow ; greater coverts, quills, and tail earthy brown, the exterior webs 
narrowly margined with golden yellow ; lores, a line below and above the eye, and one from 
the angle of the beak white, the two latter separated from each other and the yellow throat 
by two narrow parallel lines of black ; bill black ; legs and feet lead-colour. Wing 2 ,, T, 
tail 1"-1. 
Hab. W. Africa: Senegal, Gambia, Cassamanze ( Verreaux ) ; river Volta ( TJssher ). 
N. E. Africa: Senaar, Fazoglo ( Verreaux ) ; Central and West Abyssinia ( Heuglin ). 
This pretty little Barbet seems to be nowhere very plentiful ; and little is known of its 
habits. Until recently it was supposed to be found only in Senegambia and North-eastern 
