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BUC CO, the Barest, f in ornithology, a genus be¬ 
longing to tlieot'dcrof picrc; the generic characters are— 
Bill, (harp-edged, compreffed laterally, notched on each 
tide at the tip, bent inwards, with a chap firetching for¬ 
ward below the eyes; noftrils hid under reclining fea¬ 
thers; feet fcanfory. There are nineteen fpecies, and 
fonte varieties.—They occur in Africa, but chiefly inha¬ 
bit Afia, and the hotter parts of America. They are in 
general dull and dupid birds; their bill is flout, and re¬ 
markably covered with projedting bridles. Thofeof the 
ancient hemifphere are very much didinguifhed by the 
thicknefs and fhortnefs of the bill ; and, far from affedting 
the ftupid gravity of the American fpecies, they attack 
the fmaller tribes with the boldnefsand intrepidity of the 
hawk. 
1. Bucco tamatia, the fpotted barbet; a native of Bra- 
fil. Its length is fix inches and a half, of which the tail 
occupies two inches ; the bill is hooked, and divided into 
two points ; the hriftles, or beard, which cover it, extend 
more than half its length ; the upper fide of the head and 
the front are nifty; on the neck, there is a half-collar 
variegated with black and rufous; the plumage above is 
brown, (haded with rufous; on each fide of the head, be¬ 
hind the eyes, is a large fpot; the throat is tawny, and 
the reft of the lower furface of the body is fpotted with 
black on a rufous ground ; the bill and feet are black. 
They feed chiefly on infedts; and their flefli, though not 
good, is eaten by the natives. 
2. Bucco Cayanejtfis, the red-headed barbet. This is 
about feven inches in length ; the bill is ftrong, of a dark 
afh-colour, bending a little downward at the tip; at the 
bafis of the upper mandible are a few black bridles point¬ 
ing forward over the noftrils. The forehead, and throat 
for more than an inch deep, are covered with beautiful 
fcarlet feathers ; the hinder part of the crown of the head 
is bright yellow mottled with black. The (ides of the 
neck, from the corner of the eye downward, are a mix- 
t,ure of black and white fpotted. A faint dufky line pafies 
from the angle of the mouth to the eye ; the upper part 
of the neck, back, rump, and coverts of the wings, are of 
a dark dufky colour, the feathers being edged with an 
olive green mottled with black. The tail hath ten fea¬ 
thers, of a brown olive colour on their upper (ides ; the 
middlemofl are the longeft, and wedge-fhaped. The 
bread, belly, thighs, and feathers beneath the tail, are of 
a bright yellow colour; the bread and belly finely marked 
with black velvet fpots. The legs and claws are of a dark 
afh-colour, two before and two behind. See the Plate. 
There is a variety of this bird, in which the white on the 
fides of the neck extends in a kind of band over the eye 
alntod to the crown of the head. They are both inhabi¬ 
tants of Cayenne, and are alfo met with at Guiana and St. 
Domingo ; and, no doubt, in other hot parts of America. 
They feed on caterpillars, locuds, and large beetles. 
3. Bucco Capenfis, the collared barbet. The plumage 
of this bird is agreealdy variegated ; the under fide of the 
body is deep orange, (triped tranfverfely with black lines; 
about the neck there is a collar, which is very narrow 
above, but fo broad below as to cover all the top of the 
bread; the throat and bread are rufty white, which in¬ 
clines to rufous as it defeends under the belly ; the tail is 
two inches and upwards in length, and the whole bird 
meafures feven inches and a quarter. It is found in Gui¬ 
ana, but is a rare fpecies. 
4. Bucco elegans, the elegant barbet, the mod beauti¬ 
ful of the genus ; it is better made, fmailer, and more 
flcnder, than the red, and its plumage is fo variegated that 
it would be difficult to give an exaCt defeription. It is 
about five inches in length, including the tail, which is 
near two inches; and is found on the banks of the Amazon 
river, in the country of the Maynas : but we are informed 
that it inhabits equally the other parts of South America. 
5. Bucco macrorynchos, the black barbet. Thebill of 
this fpecies is ftronger, thicker, and longer, than in mod 
others ; the upper mandible is alio very hooked, and ter- 
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ruinates in two points. Tt is modly black ; its front, the 
tips of its tail-quills, and the under fide of its body, are 
white ; and it is riidinguidied by a black (tripe on its bread. 
6 . Bucco melanoleucos, the pied barbet : black ; fpot 
on t lie flioulders, ftreak behind the eyes, tail a. the tip 
and underneath, white. Bill large, bifid at the tip; front 
a little white; chin and fides of the neck white; legs 
dufky. Inhabits Cayenne ; five inches long. 
7. Bucco Philippinenfis, the yellow-throated barbet: 
green ; crown (of the male) and peCtoral band red ; area 
of the eyes, chin and throat beneath, yellow. Bill and 
claws brown; plumage beneath dirty-white with dufkv- 
green longitudinal dreaks; legs yellowiffi. Female; area 
of the eyes, neck, and bread, yellowidi-white ; 1: read and 
itead without red. Inhabits the Philippine Ides; five 
inches and a half long. 
8. Bucco niger, the black-throated barbet: black; 
beneath white; over the eyes a yellow dreak extending 
each dde to the neck. Lateral feathers of the neck, and 
back, with a yellow fpot; four wing-coverts with a white 
border, one w ith a yellow border, the others beneath fpot¬ 
ted with yellow at the tip ; four middle tail-feathers with 
a yellow border; bill and legs black. Inhabits the Phi¬ 
lippine Idands, and the Cape of Good Hope. 
9. Bucco parvus, the little barbet: blackidi brown; 
beneath white, fpotted with brown; chin yellow. Bill 
brown ; a white dreak from the angles of the mouth be¬ 
neath the eyes; legs fledi-colour; plumage above with a 
yellow cad, of the wings and tail greeniflt. Inhabits near 
the Senegal; four inches long. 
10. Bucco grandis, the grand barbet: green ; lower tail- 
coverts red. Bill whitifh tipt with black, or red-brown ; 
plumage of the head and throat inclining to bluifh ; of 
the crown and back to bay; legs dufky yellow. Inha¬ 
bits China and India ; eleven inches long. 
11. Bucco vitidis, the green barbet : green; head and 
neck grey-brown; area of the eyes white. Bill whitifh ; 
greater quill-feathers brown ; legs dulky. Inhabits In¬ 
dia; fix inches and a half long. 
12. Bucco Lathami, the buff-faced barbet: olive; 
quill feathers and tail dufky ; face and chin tawnyidi- 
brown. Length fix inches ; bill pale; legs and claws 
yellow. 
13. Bucco fufeus, the white-breaded barbet: brown ; 
bread with a large triangular white fpot. Bill brownifh- 
black, yellow at tlie bafe ; tail wedged. Inhabits Ca¬ 
yenne ; fize of a lark. 
14. Bucco rubricapillus, the red-crowned barbet: crown 
and chin fcarlet; back, wing-coverts, and tail, green ; 
belly white; bread yellow, tranfverfely fireaked with 
black and red. Bill dufky ; above each eye a black line 
reaching to the cheek ; above the dioulders each, fide a 
large whitifh fpace; outer tail-feathers dufky ; legs red- 
difli. Inhabits Ceylon: five inches and a half long. 
15. Bucco Indicus, the Indian barbet: green; be¬ 
neath white fireaked with green ; head black ; front and 
throat red; cheeks, chin, and fpot on the bread, yellow. 
Inhabits India : refembles the lad in fize. 
16. Bucco Zeylanicus, the yellow-cheeked barbet: 
green ; cheeks nakqd, yellow ; head and neck pale brown. 
Inhabits Ceylon; five inches and a half long; fits on 
trees, and murmurs like a Jairtle-dove. 
17. Bucco dubius, the doubtful barbet: black; be¬ 
neath red; peftoral band and vent black. Inhabits the 
fea-coads of Barbary ; nine inches long. 
18. Bucco cinereus, the wax-billed barbet: black; 
beneath cinereous; bill carmine; tail rounded. Inha¬ 
bits Cayenne ; eleven inches and a half long. 
19. Bucco Gerini, Geritvs barbet: rufous; bread 
whitifh ; head, upper part of the back, w'ings and tail, 
blue ; fpot on the crown, chin, and throat, black. 
BUC'CULA, y. In anatomy, the flefhy part under the 
chin. Scott. 
BCJC'CU LENT, adj. Wide-mouthed. Natufed. 
BUCE'NI, a town of European Turkey;, in the pro- 
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