TANY S I P TERA NYMPHA,
Tanysiptera nympha,
Alcedo nympha,
dea, pt.
(R ED -B R EA S T ED K IN G F ISH E R .)
Gray, Ann. Nat. Hist. 1841, p. 237.
Martens, Journ. f. Orn. 1864, p. 18.
Schl. Mus. Pays Bas, Alced. p. 43 (1863).
Sehl. Vog. Ned. Ind. pp. 33, 62 (1864).
T. maculâ dorsali nullâ: uropygio niiniato.
Hüb. in parte septentrionali-ocoidentall Novoe Guineæ.
Head rich u ltramarin e, in clining to cobalt on the nape ; ear coverts and u nner m r t of
the back and scapu aries j e t black ; lower p a rt o f th e back, rum p , and u pper t a i l . r / r /
/ t i t T r " ® - / !™ /® , ' ’“ ’ u ltram a rin e ; R e i n n Z o s t Z e s Z
cobalt ; wing feathers black, th e imier web lig h t rufous from the base th e e x te rio r v e t
a e t t " r d t t “ ,‘Z r ' W™. ft® in te rio r o n e r k p p e r / r / 7 7
th e two nuddle tail-feathers rich blue, tbe spatula long and white with a faint Hiwb of
1™ ®“ T ™ » Termilion, a little paler on the th ro a t and abdomen ■ bill
and feet sealing-wax r e d ; eyes black. Total len g th 1 1 inches o f b ill from fro n t 1 o
™ ® ®'®’ roetrices 0 .6, tarsu s 0.8, middle toe 0.6, hind
Hab. In te rio r of th e N o rth -W e st p o rtio n o f New Guinea (Wallace.)
This b eautiful Kingfisher was described in 1841 by Mr. Geoi-o-e Kobert Gr»v f,.on,
very bad specimen in the B ritish Museum, supposed toYe f r o n f tE ! P b Ï Ï i T / Y w ?
®P®®'” ®“ till Mr. WalKce re-discovered i t in S " guT /
s e e ? ! / 7 “ ® “ "”;® ? ®»“ ’.ftu® fixing th e tru e h a b ita t o f th e species. Mr. ™ m / w
seems to have overlooked th is fact in h is essay on the O rn ith o lo g ! o f the P h ili T „ e s 1 E Z etr/S etitsi/- ft ‘»®“Z®oi®»-®»®Abth?L„g”of the"TArift)
b i r d - Z ' ™ “®®»“®»indly given me the following information respecting th e present
J l^ only complete and au th en tic one in Europe. Hew Guinea is th e only island which
Additional references.— Tanvsiptera
Cat. Fiss. Brit. Mna r. KCl /-lOjQb ;j t>