MEGALiEMA CHRYSOPSIS.
( T H E G O L D E N - E A C E D B A R B E T .)
Megalaima chrysopsis (1863) Goffin; Mus. Pays-Bas, Bucc. p. 15.
(1863) Sclater; P. Z. S. pp. 206, 210.
„ (1868) G. E. Gray; Cat. Brit. Mus. Capit. p. 6.
Native name, Tolcon Tokon Mas, Borneo (Motley).
M. scxibus similibus : viridis : gutture cinerascenti-albo : fronte nitenti-sulphurea : regione parotica nigra.
Hab. in insula " Borneo " dicta.
Sexes alike; body green, of large size; lores scarlet, forehead and sinciput shining
sulphur-yellow, the feathers of the centre of the occiput and nape have the basal half
brown, are broadly tipped with scarlet and edged laterally with cobalt-blue, giving the
appearance of red spots on a blue ground, the feathers on each side entirely cobalt;
ear-coverts, a broad streak above and below the eyes black; the upper plumage rich dark
green, the feathers of the back, shoulders, and wing-coverts broadly bordered with lighter
green; quills brown, inner webs pale yellowish at the base, the exterior web of the
primaries edged with green, the secondaries more broadly so, especially the innermost,
which are almost entirely green; chin, throat, and upper breast brownish grey washed with
light marine-blue, more so on the upper breast; under surface bright grass-green; tail
underneath greenish blue; bill, legs, and feet black; rictal bristles black, strongly
developed.
Hab. Borneo (Motley).
According to Motley, this beautiful Barbet is rare in Borneo; his specimens were procured
by a native hunter far up the Riam Kiwa river.
This species was first separated by Goffin from M. chrysopogon, with which it has been
considered identical. They very closely resemble each other, and some specimens of the
latter from Sumatra appear to be approximating to M. chrysopsis; but as all the specimens