PSILOPOGON PYROLOPHUS. 
(THE F I E E-T UFTED BARBET.) 
Psilopogon pyrolophus 
Buceo pyrolophus 
Buccotrogon torquatus 
Pseudobucco pyrolophus 
Megalaima pyrolopha 
(1835) Muller; Tijdsch. v. Nat. Gesch. II. p.339. 
(1836) Temm. ; PI. Col. pi. 597. 
(1852) Y. Kreling; Jalir. Nat. Gesch. Emden, p. 20. 
(1849) Des Murs ; Encyc. H. N. II. p. 24. 
(1863) Goffin ; Cat. Hus. Pays Bas, Buc. p. 37. 
Ps. sexibus similibus, viridis, setis densis post nares nigris coccineo late marginatis, fronte nigra, occipite 
brunneo. 
Hab. in insula “ Sumatra ” dicta. 
Sexes alike ; general plumage green ; forehead, a spot in front of the eye, and sinciput, 
velvety black ; a white band across the top of the head ; occiput, nape, and sides of the neck 
rich dark brown, with a streak of light green along the sides of the occiput ; upper plumage 
rich dark green; quills brown, inner webs at base, and exterior edge of the primaries, 
yellowish white ; sides of the face cindery grey ; ear-coverts tipped with pale yellow ; chin 
and a broad band across the breast velvety black; throat grass-green, a band of golden 
yellow separates the black from the green ; under surface bright grass-green with a golden 
tinge ; tail underneath greenish blue ; the rictal bristles, which are strongly developed in 
two large bunches over the nostrils, are red, with the basal half black ; bill yellowish green, 
with a black band across the centre ; irides bright brown ; legs and feet greenish ; wing 4"'5, 
tail 4"-4. 
Hab. Sumatra {Muller). 
This beautiful Barbet at present stands alone in a genus of its own. It is most nearly 
allied to Megalcema ; but on account of its differently formed bill, with the extraordinary 
Additional references. — Bucco pyrolophus : Hartlaub (1841), Rev. Zool. p. 33/. Psilopogon pyrolophus ; Gray 
(1846), Gen. of Birds, II. p. 429; Eyton (1850), Contr. Orn. pi. 54; Eyton (1867), Osteol. Av. p. 46; G. 11. Gray, 
(1868), Cat. Brit. Mus. Capit. p. 18. 
