TRACHYPHONUS MARGARITATUS. 
(THE PEARL SPOTTED BARBET). 
Bucco margaritatus 
Tamatia erythropyga . 
Lypornix erythropyga 
Micropogon margaritatus 
Polystycte margaritata 
lEoropogon margaritaceus 
Capito margaritatus 
Traehyphonus margaritatus . 
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Capito margaritatus 
Traehyphonus margaritatus . 
(1826) Eiippell, Atlas zu der Eeise im Nord. Afrika, Yogel, 
p. 30. 
(1828) Elirenberg, Symbol® Physic®, Aves, t. 7. 
(1829) Wagler, Isis, p. 658. 
(1830) Temminck, PI. Col., No. 490. 
(1835) Smith, S. African Journal. 
(1839) Temminck, Table Methodicpie des Planches Coloriees, 
p. 55. 
(1840) G. E. Gray’s Genera of Birds, Yol. II, p. 430. 
(1850) Bonaparte, Conspectus Avium, I, p. 142. 
(1861) Yon Heuglin, Ibis, p. 164. 
(1863) Goffin, Museum des Pays-bas, Buccones, p. 67. 
(1868) G. E. Gray’s Catalogue of British Museum, Capit., 
p. 17. 
T. supra terricolor, albo punctatus ; subtus haud squamatus, occipite cristato. 
Dab. in parte occidentali et sept- oriental! regionis fEthiopicae . 
Description. <P . F oreliead, top of the head, and occipital crest, shining metallic black, sides of 
the head, nape, throat, and breast, brilliant yellow ; the feathers of the nape and sides of the neck 
tipped with black, ear-coverts silvery white, back, shoulders, and wing-coverts, earthy brown, 
each feather terminating in a round white spot giving the pearl-spotted appearance from 
which the bird derives its name ; the brown of the back fades into dirty yellow on the lower 
back and rump ; the quills are brown like the back, tliefirst and second primaries pure brown ; 
the third with three, and the remainder with live quadrangular whitish spots on the outer 
web, the secondaries and cubitals are similar, but the spots are rounder; the upper and lower 
tad coverts scarlet, the tail blackish brown, long and slightly rounded, the outer pair of 
feathers barred with yellowish white, the remainder spotted with the same colour on the 
outer web, the spots lessening in size towards the centre pair, which are unspotted in adult 
specimens; a black metallic spot in the centre of the yellow on the breast; the lower 
feathers of the breast barred with white and brown, and some of them washed with scarlet, 
forming a narrow but distinct gorget, separating the deep yellow of the breast from the 
paler colour of the abdomen ; abdomen, sides, and vent, dirty yellowish white. 
