CAPITO NIGER 
(THE HE D-T HEOATED 
CAYENNE BAEBET.) 
Bucco cayennensis ncevius 
„ niger 
maculatus . 
,, erythrocephalus 
Barbu cle Cayenne 
Bucco cayennensis 
Le Barbu de la Guyane 
Le cabezon d, tite et gorge rouges 
Capito rubricollis 
Micropogon cayennensis 
„ ncevius 
Capito erythrocephalus . 
„ ncevius 
Eubucco erythrocephalus 
(1760) Briss. ; Ornith. IY. p. 97, pi. vii. 
(1776) Muller ; Syst. Nat. Suppl. p. 89. 
(1776) Muller ; Syst. Nat. Suppl. p. 89. 
(1783) Bodd. ; Tab. PI. Enl. p. 12. 
(1783) Buffou; PI. Enl. VII. no. 206. 
(1788) Gmelin ; S. N. I. p. 406. 
(1806) Levaill. ; Barbus, pis. 23, 24, 25. 
(1816) Vieillot; N. Diet. d’Hist. Nat. p. 500. 
(1823) Vieillot; Ene. Meth. p. 1426. 
(1830) Temm. ; PL Col. Teste, p. 83. 
(1830) Temm. ; PL Col. Teste, p. 83. 
(1846) Gray ; Gen. of Birds, II. p. 430. 
(1846) Gray; Gen. of Birds, II. p. 430. 
(1857) Sclater ; P. Z. S. p. 268. 
d . Major : rostro plumbeo : supra niger sulphureo variegatus : fronte guttureque coccmeis : 
5 . Mari Emilia sed supra, flaveseenti-albo variegata, guttureque pectoreque nigro maculatis. 
is : peetore immaculato. 
2 juv. Similis adultis sed gutture haud maculato. 
Hab. in regione Neotropica. 
Adult Male. — Forehead, sinciput, moustachial stripe and entire throat rich red ; top of 
the head shining yellow ; occipital feathers brown, edged with the same yellow colour ; 
sides of the head, neck, and upper plumage glistening black, the latter variegated with 
pale yellow on the upper back, deeper yellow on the lower back and upper tail-coverts ; 
the greater wing-coverts black, each feather having a large cream-coloured spot on the 
Additional references. — Bucco cayennensis: Latham (1790), Ind. Om. p. 202; Cuvier (1829), Regn. An. p. 457. 
Bucco niaer: Cuvier (1829), Regn. An. p. 457; Cassin (1864), Acad. Sci. Nat. Philad. p. 242. Bucco maculatus: 
Cassin (1864) Acad. Sci. Nat. Philad. p. 242 ; Capito cayennensis : Vieillot (1816), N. Diet. d’Hist. Nat. IV. p. 500 ; 
Sclater (1857), P. Z. S. p. 268; Goffin (1863), Mus. Pays-Bas, Bucc. p. 53. Capito erythrocephalus: Des Murs 
(1849), Rev. Zool. p. 161 ; Sclater (1862), Ibis, p. 1. 
