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MONACHALCYON MONACHUS.
MON A CHA L C YON MONACHUS .
(HO ODED K IN G F ISH E R .)
Dacelo monachus
n monachus .
Forsten, M.S.
Forsten, M.S.
Temm. M.S. in Mus. L u g d : Ch-ay Cat. Fiss. Brit.Mus. p. 53
(1848); Blyth, Cat. B. Mus. As. Soe. Beng. p. 46, (1849).
Bonap. Consp. Gen. Av. I, p. 154 (1850 Temm.-) ; Gray,
Gen. of B. I, p. 79 (1846); Cass. Cat. Halc. Phü.
Mus. p. 8 (1852); ‘Wall. Ihis, (1862), p. 142.
Bonap. Consp. Vol. Anis. p. 9 (1854).
Eeich. Handb. Alced. p. 38, t. ccccxxv, fig. 3157 (1851).
Cass. Cat. Halc. Phü. Mus. p. 8 (1852).
Schl. Mus. Pays Bas, Alced. p. 24 (1863); id. Vog. Ned. Ind.
Alced pp. 20, 53, pl. 7. (1864); Gray, Handl. of B. I
p. 89 (1869).
cyaneo: subtus rufa: gutture albo: torque nuchaii rufâ
Monachalcyon princeps
Halcyon princeps
Dacelo prineeps
M. suprà olivaeeo-vii-idis : püeo
intorruptâ.
Hah. in in su la ‘ Celebes’ dictâ.
M u l t Head deep blue, much b rig h te r on the cheeks nod em-coTerts ; a chesnut collar
ro u n d th e neck, dm d e d m th e centre b y th e blue o f th e head which reaches to the irreen o f
l i e back ; back duU ohve-green, wmg-coverts o f the same colour, b u t slig h tly tinned with
dull blue ; qmlls brown, pale rufous a t the base, the o u ter web washed with d id l blue ■
lower p a rt o f the back and rump a little b rig h te r green th an the rest o f the back : taU dull
blue above, greyish brown b eneath ; th ro a t white, re s t o f th e u nder surface rich si?nna ■ h-is
d a rk brown ; b d l and feet coral-red. Total len g th 12 inches, o f biU from fro n t 2'0 from
gape 2-5, wmg 5*2, taU 4-3, tarsu s 0-7, middle toe, 0-9, h iud toe 0 ‘4. ’
Young Male. Similar to tbe adult, b u t has all th e colours very much duller forehead
and eyebrow rufous, and the cheeks rufous slig h tly washed Avith g reenish-blue th è bill dnll
coral-red, black a t th e base o f the loAver inaudible. Total leu g th 12-0 inches o f bill frorr
fro n t 1'6, Aving 5'2. ’
Tm n g . Head deep blue ; lores and a few feathers ro u n d the ej’e bufi’ : back and wino-
coverts um b er b rown, each feather edged with ochi-e; quills dull brown, inclinino- to reddito
ou the o u ter web ; ta d blackish brown ; a nuchal coUar buff marked with b k c k ; th ro a t
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