HALCYON SORDIDUS, Oouid.
Sordid Halcyon.
Halcyon sordidus, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc., Part X. p. 72.
I p o s s e s s two specimens o f this species o f Halcyon, which were killed by Mr. Bynoe on the north coast of
Australia; unfortunately they were unaccompanied by any information respecting their habits and economy;
they appear to be fully adult, and equal in size the Halcyon collaris,—a species, which, although said to
he Australian, I have no authentic evidence of its ever having been killed therein.
Head, back, scapularies and wing-coverts brownish oil-green; wings greenish blue, gradually changing
into green on the tips o f the tertiaries; collar round the back o f the neck and all the under surface huffy
white ; tail greenish blue; upper mandible and tip o f the lower one black; base o f the latter flesh-white.
The figures are of the natural size.
