Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
"Bucco viridis" was the scientific name proposed by Pieter Boddaert in 1783 for a green barbet that had been described by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1780 based on a specimen collected in India. It was illustrated by François-Nicolas Martinet in a hand-coloured plate. It was placed in the genus "Megalaima" proposed by George Robert Gray in 1842 who suggested to use this name instead of "Bucco".