NI EG A L /E M A MYSTACOPHONUS.
MEGALiEMA MYSTAC0PHANU8.
( T H E G A U D Y B A R B E T .)
Buceo mystacophanus .
„ quadricolor
Chotorea mystacophanus
Megalaima mystacophanus
„ quadricolor
Megalcmna mystacophanus
„ quadricolor
Talcoor capata cuning.
Tohon tolcon Jcechel
(1824) Temm.; PL Col. 315.
(1839) Eyton; P. Z. S. p. 105.
(1856) Horsf. & Moore; Cat. of B. I I . p. 641.
(1842) G. R. Gray; Gen. of B. II. p. 429.
(1842) G. R. Gray; Gen. of B. II. p. 429.
(1854) Bonap.; Consp. Volucr. Zyg. p. 12.
(1854) Bonap.; Consp. Volucr. Zyg. p. 12.
Malays (Cantor).
Borneo (Motley).
M. scxibus similibus: viridis: gutture coccinco, frontc aurantiacii.
Hab. in subregione Indo-Malayana.
Sexes alike; green; lores scarlet, forehead and sinciput rich golden; top of the head
and centre of occiput rich scarlet; a black superciliary eye-streak, wider behind the eye;
upper plumage dark green, the feathers of the nape and upper back edged with lighter
green; quills brown, inner webs pale yellowish at the base, and edged with green on the
exterior, especially on the secondaries, the innermost of which are almost entirely green ;
chin, throat, and a large spot on each side of t h e upper breast scarlet; a yellow moustachial
streak shading into green; a spot under each eye, and a broad band below the scarlet of
the throat cobalt-blue; under surface grass-green; tail underneath greenish blue; rictal
bristles strongly developed; bill black; feet dusky. Length about 8""0, wing 3"-7,
tail 2".6.
Hab. Penang, Malacca (Cantor); Sumatra (Lesson); Borneo (Wallace).
Additional references.—Buceo mystacophanus: Lesson (1839), Rev. Zool. p. 137; Cuvier (1829), Règn. An.
p. 457; Hartlaub (1841), Rev. Zool. p. 337. Buceo quadrieolor: Hartlaub (1841), Rev. Zool. p. 337 ; Blyth
(1846), Journ. As. Soc. p. 14. Megalaima mystacophanos: Moore (1859), Proc. Zool. Soc. p. 454; Goffin (1863),
Cat. Mus. Pays-Bas, Buce. p. 18 ; G. R. Gray (1868), Cat. Brit. Mus. Capit. p. 7. Megalcema mystacophanes : Sclater
(1863), Proc. Zool. Soc. p. 210.