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CEYX PHILIPPINENSIS.
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GEYX PH IL IP P IN EN S IS .
(P H IL IP P IN E K IN G F ISH E R .)
Cey.v philippinensis. !8, p, 404.
. C rostro nigro, longiori : capite cyaneo faseiato : gulâ rufescente : pectore e t abdomine intense rufis ; pectoris
lateribus intense lazulino lavatis.
Hab. in insulis Philippinis.
Head and n ape b rig h t indigo, th ickly b anded w ith irre g u la r m arkings o f b rig h t cobalt ;
back very b r ig h t shin in g cobalt, in clining to u ltramarin e on th e rum p ; scapularies and
wing-coverts black, washed w ith b rig h t indigo, th e la tte r also sp o tted w ith c o b a lt; wing-
feathers blackish, the secondaries narrowly edged with indigo ; th ro a t wh itish, tin g ed with
rufous ; a patch o f feathers on th e side o f th e neck p u re white, tinged w ith rufous on the
o u ter ed g e; a spot in fro n t o f th e eye, and th e en tire under-surface as well as th e u nder
wing-coverts deep rufous, th e lower p a rt of th e abdomen and u nder tail-coverts slig h tly
tin g ed with indigo ; shoulders, and a spot on each side o f the u pper p a rt of th e breast,
shining lazu li-b lu e; upper mandible brownish black, lower mandible pale o ran g e; feet
orange. Total len g th 5.5 inches, o f b ill from fro n t 1.3, from gape 1.7, wing 2.3, tail 1.1,
tarsu s 0.3, middle toe 0.5, h in d toe 0.2.
Hah. Luzo n : Manilla (mus. J . Gould.)
.Gould a t a Meeting o f th e Zooloone
cyanopectus, from
it-red colour o f the
This species, which was characterized as n ew by Mr. (
gical Society ou Ju n e 28th, 1868, is certainly v e iy closely
which, however, i t may a t once he d istinguished h y th e deep chesnut-i ............ .
u nder p arts, and b y th e wan t o f th e d istin c t blue pectoral band which characterizes the
la tte r species. The whole tone of the plumage also is b rig h te r, and i t very much resembles
a t first s ig h t Alcedo moluccensis, from th e style o f plumage. I t is, however, a typical
Ceyx in form.
The figure in the p late is taken from th e type specimen, as also are th e description and
measurements. J lr . Gould received i t fr-om Manilla, and after describing it, he very kindly
placed i t a t my disposal for th e present work.