OAPITO MACULICORONATUS.
(LAWRENCE'S BARBET).
Capito maculicoronatus . . . . (1861) Lawrence, Ann. Lyc. of N. II., New York, Vol. I l l,
p. 300.
Capito maculicoronatus . . . . (1862) Sclater, Ibis, Vol. IV, p. 1.
J C. sexibus dissiniilibus. Supra niger; pileo, nuch&que flavescenti-brunneo maculatis. Subtus
limonaceo-albus; pectoro aurantiaco suffuso ;,lateribus nigro maculatis.
? Mari similis; gutture toto ot poctore nigerrimis.
Hab. In Isthmo Panamensi.
Description. Male. Shining black, feathers of the occiput and nape yellowish brown
laterally edged with brown; quills brownish black, inner web margined with creamy white;
under parts pale lemoney white; the breast washed with a golden colour which forms a
gorget; the feathers of the flanks centred -with black, and t h e longer ones tipped with yellow
and scarlet; tibial plumes black on the exterior, yellowish-white on the interior. Bill, dark
horny, with a yellow spot in front of the nostrils; base of the lower mandible paler; legs
and feet black; irides brown.
Female. The female differs from the male in having the feathers of the upper parts
suffused with brown, and the whole of the throat and breast deep black.
Hab. Panama (McLeannan).
This species is but little known, being apparently confined to t h e Isthmus of Panama,
and not common even there. Mr. Sclater in describing it. in the Ibis says, " I confess I
" should rather have supposed the black throated bird of this singular pair to be the male,
" but Mr. Lawrence, in answer to inquires on this point, assures me that his description of
" the sexes (which I have followed) is correct.''
The following is an extract of a letter from Mr. Lawrence to Mr. Sclater:—