*? Malaccan Ceyx rufidm-m. Mr. Strickland, however, pointed o u t in
1846 th a t Brisson s species had fo u r toes and therefore could n o t be a Ceux
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Messrs. P o llen and Van Dam (Z.C.) s t a t e : - “ This species is very rare in the p a rts of
Madagascar we explored. We only observed i t once, namely on the 16 th o f Aug u st, in the
fore st n e a r f t e ^ U j g e o f Ambany-aUa. I t appears th a t these bird s only frequent the forests
as IS indic ated b y tlie ir name Bin tsi-a lla ” which means Kingfisher o f the F o re st Their
m an n er of liv in g IS unknown to u s ; th e only th in g we noticed was th a t in hoppiiio- from
one branch to an o th e r a little h iss in g note was h e a rd .'’ ^
I have t a W th e description an d measurements from a specimen p rocurred in Madagascar
b y Mr. F. P la n t, and kindly len t to me b y the Viscount Walden.
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