TRACHYPHONUS MARGARITATUS.
( T H E PEARL SPOTTED BARBET).
Hueco margaritatus
Tamatia erytliropyga .
Lypomix erytliropyga
Micropoyon margaritatus
Polystycte maryaritata
Micropoyon maryaritaccas
Capito margaritatus
Trachyphonus margaritatus
margaritatus
Trachyphon us margaritatus
(1826) Eüppell, Atlas zu der Reise im Nord. Afrika, Vögel,
p. 30.
(1828) Ekrenberg, Symbote Physieaî, Aves, t. 7.
(1829) "VVagler, Isis, p. 658.
(1830) Temminck, Pl. Col., No. 490.
(1835) Smith, S. African Journal.
(1839) Temminck, Table Méthodique des Planches Coloriées,
p. 55.
(1840) G. R. Gray's Genera of Birds, Vol. II, p. 430.
(1850) Bonaparte, Conspectus Avium, I, p. 112.
(1861) Von Heuglin, Ibis, p. 164.
(1863) Goflin, Museum des Pays-bas, Buceónos, p. 67.
(1868) G. R. Gray's Catalogue of British Musoiun, Capit.,
p. 17.
T. supra terricolor, albo punctatus ; subtus baud squamatus, occipite cristato.
Hah. in parte occidentali et sept-orientali regionis JEtliiopica;.
Description. P. Forehead, t op of t h e head, and occipital crest, shining metallic black, sides of
the head, nape, throat, and breast, brilliant yellow; the feathers of thenapeandsidesof 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 ; t h e brown of the back fades into d i r t y yellow on the lower
back and r u m p ; the quills are brown like t h e back, the first and second primaries pure brown;
the third with three, and the remainder with five quadrangular whitish spots on tbe outer
web, the secondaries and cubitals are similar, but the spots are rounder; the upper and lower
tail 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 yeUow 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 yeUowish white.