B A E B A T U L A CHRYSOCOHA.
(G O L D E N - E R O N T E D B A E B E T .)
Bucco chrysoconus (1832) Temm.; PI. Col. 536. fig. 2.
Meyalaima chrysocoma (1841) Hartl.; Rev. Zool. p. 337.
Megdlcrvna clirysocoma (1846) Gray; Gen. of Birds, II. p. 430.
(1854) Hartl.; J. f. 0 . p. 196.
„ (1854) Bonap.; Consp. Vol. Zyg. p. 12.
„ „ (1856) Heugl.; Syst. P/ebers. p. 47.
(1857) Hartl.; Syst. Orn. Wcstafr. p. 173.
. . ' (1859) Verr.; P. Z. S. p. 398.
„ (1863) Goflln; Mus. Pays Bas, Bucc. p. 41.
„ „ (1868) Gray; Cat. Brit. Mus. Capit. p. 14.
(1870) Gray; Hand-1. ofB. II. p. 176.
, (1871) Sharpe; Cat. Afr. B. p. 16.
B. supra nigra, flavo striata: capite antico aurantiaco: uropygio flavo.
Hal. in Africa occidentali et septentr.-orientali.
Throat and under tail-coverts lemon-yellow; underparts bright chrome-yellow, paler at
the sides; top of the head rich gold-colour, bordered in front and at the sides with black;
upper plumage black, varied longitudinally on the back and shoulders with white, and on
the rump and upper tail-coverts with sulphur-yellow; lesser wing-coverts black, broadly
edged with golden-yellow; greater coverts, quills, and tail earthy brown, the exterior webs
narrowly margined with golden yellow; lores, a line below and above the eye, and one from
the angle of the beak white, the two latter separated from each other and the yellow throat
by two narrow parallel lines of black; bill black; legs and feet lead-colour. Wing 2"-l,
tail 1"-1.
Hal. W. Africa: Senegal, Gambia, Cassamanze (Verreaux); river Volta (Ussher).
N. E. Africa: Senaar, Fazoglo (Verreaux); Central and West Abyssinia (Heuglin).
This pretty little Barbet seems to be nowhere very plentiful; and little is known of its
habits. Until recently it was supposed to be found only in Senegambia and North-eastern