CAPITO VERSICOLOR.
( T H E P A I N T E D B A R B E T.)
Buceo maynanensis
,, versicolor
Barbu de Maynas
Buceo pictus .
„ eleyans
Le Barbu élégant
Le Cabezón élégant
Capito maynanenis
Eubucco eleyans
„ pictus
Capito pictus
,, versicolor .
(1760) Brisson; Ornith. IV. p. 102.
(1776) Muller; Syst. Nat. Suppl. p. 88.
(1783) Buffon ; PI. Enl. VII. No. 330.
(1783) Boddaert; Tabl. PI. Enl. No. 330.
(1788) Gmelin; S. N. p. 406.
(1806) Le Vaül.; Barbus, pl. 34.
(1816) Yieülot; N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. IV. p. 497.
(1816) Vieülot; N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. IV. p. 497.
(1850) Bonap.; Consp. Av. I. p. 142.
(1857) Sclater; P. Z. S. p. 268.
(1861) Sclater; Ibis, p. 187.
(1868) G. R. Gray; Cat. Brit. Mus. Capit. p. 21.
cS • C. minor, viridis: capite coccineo : mystacibus grisescenti-cajruleis.
$ . Incognita.
Hab. in regione Ncotropica.
Adult male.—Green; head, nape, and throat rich red; a well-defined collar, and broad
moustachial stripes meeting below the red of the throat, pale blue; the upper plumage
bluish green; quills brown, exterior web green; base of the inner webs pale yellowish;
breast bright yellow, immediately below this a large patch of rich red on the centre of the
lower breast; the rest of the under surface yellowish white irregularly striped with bluish
green; bill yellow, bluish at the base; legs and feet black; wing 3"-0, tail 2"'15.
Hab. Peru (Le VaiUant).
The Painted Barbet is the species of this subgenus which has been known the longest;
Additional references.—Bucco maynanensis: Latham (1790), Ind. Orn. I. p. 203; Cuvicr (lï>29), Règn. An.
p. 457. Bucco elegans: Cuvier (1829), Règn. An. p. 457; Sclater (1S57), P. Z. S. p. 268. Capito maynanensis:
G. R. Gray (1846), Geu. of B. II. p. 430; Sclater (1857), P. Z. S. p. 268.