BUCCO

(Lat. bucca, cheek.) The name of a genus of Lygodactyle birds, called barbets. The scientific term relates to the tumefaction of the sides of the base of the bill; the trivial English name is derived from the bristly feathers which surround the base of the bill, and project beneath the chin like a beard. The genus is now the type of a family, including the barbets proper (Bncco), the Brazilian barbets or tamatias (Tamalia), and the barbicans of Buffon, which are limited to the warmer parts of India and Africa. [s. 186]