CAPITO AURANTIICOLLIS. 
(THE GOLDEN-COLLARED B A R B E T.) 
Eubucco aurantiicollis ....... (185 /) Sclater ; P. Z. S. p. 26/. 
„ hartlaubi (1857) Sclater ; P. Z. S. p. 267 ( $ autjuv.). 
Capito aurantiicollis ....... (1861) Sclater; Ibis, p. 189. 
„ melanotis (1861) Sclater; Ibis, p. 190 (part.). 
,, aurantiicollis (1863) Goffin ; Cat. Mus. P. Bas, Bucc. p. 60. 
J . C. minor, rostro flavicante, capite saturate sanguineo, vitta cervicali postiea clare flavicanti-viridi. 
5 . viridis, regione parotica nigra, vitta pectorali aurantiaca. 
Ilab. in regione Neotropica. 
Adult male. — Green ; entire head rich dark carmine, behind which a broad collar of 
bright greenish yellow shading off into green, which latter is the colour of the upper 
plumage ; quills brown, yellowish white at base of inner webs ; chin deep carmine ; mus- 
tachial stripe and throat golden-yellow shading into orange on the upper, and bright 
scarlet on the lower breast; the rest of the under surface is yellow in the centre, and 
whitish on the flanks, striped with green. Irides red ; bill yellow ; legs and feet plumbeous, 
with a green tinge. 
Adult female. — Upper plumage dull green; lores and ear-coverts black, a stripe behind 
the eye, down the side of the neck, orange-yellow ; chin white ; throat greyish ; a broad 
pectoral gorget of orange-yellow; under surface striped pale yellow and green. 
Young. Occiput and nape dark green ; yellow collar wanting ; the throat and breast 
darker than in the adult ; the collar is attained gradually, and varies much in width. 
Dr. Sclater gives as dimensions, length 5"5, wing 2"-6, tail 1"9. 
Hab. The valleys of the Upper Amazon and its confluents. Rio Javarri (Sclater); 
Upper Ucayali (Bartlett); Upper Amazon (Hauxwell). 
Additional references. — Capita aurantiicollis-. Sclater (1866), P. Z. S. p. 196. Capito melanotis : Sclater (1866), 
P. Z. S. p. 196 ( partim ) ; Salvin (1870), Ibis, p. 112. 
