n v e ry elegant Ivingfislier appears to be confined to tlie A ru Islands, where Mr.
W nllace_ firs t discovered it, and Avhere i t has since been obtained by H e rr \-on Rosenbem'.
I t is easily distinguishable b y its smaller size from all the o th er species o f Tanysiptera *
Mr. WaUace informs me th a t th is bird “ eats insects, d ig g in g its beak into th e ground
I t roosts in th e holes o f rocks b y the sides o f small streams.”
T h e a d u lt b ird figured in th e p late is a fine specimen len t me by Mr. Walbv
llace. Por
the o p p o rtu n ity o f fig u rin g th e y o u n g b frd I am again indebted to the kindness o f I
a J ■■ O ------------ * — V« «*1« v f Professor
bclilegel, who alloived th e specimen to be sent to En g lan d along with other valuable Kiii<r-
fishers from the Leiden Museum. ®
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