DACELO GAUDICHAUDI,
DACELO GAUDICHAUDI .
(GA UDICH AU D’S K IN G F ISH E R .)
Quoy efc Gaim. Toy. dc I’Uran. p. 112, pl. 15 (1824).
Gray and Miteh. Gen. of Birds, I. p. 78 (c. 1844%
Less. Traite d’Orn. p. 248 (1831).
Beich. Handb. Alced. p. 37, t. ccecxxv, fig. 3156 (1851).
Cab. and Heine, Mus. Hein. th. II, p. 164 (1860).
Dacelo Gaudichaud
„ Gaudichaudii
Choucalcyon Gaudichadii
Monachalcijon Gaudichaudii
Saxiromarptis Gaudichaudi
Manhinetrotbs and Mangrogone, of the Papuan natives (Quay and Gaimard).
Salha, of the natives of Guébé, {Quoy and Gaimard),
D. scapularibus et interscapulio nigen’imis : sexibus differentibus, mari à caudâ cæruleâ, feminâ à eaudâ
rnfo-brunneâ distinguendo : pileo cum genis et regione parotieâ nigris : torque cervicali lætè oehraceâ : pectore
castaneo.
Hah. in Novâ Guineâ e t in insulis adjacentibus.
Maie.—CroAvn of tlie head, cheeks, ear-coverts, upper part of the back and scapu-
larxes deep black, in very old birds a few of the feathers narrowly edged with bright blue ;
a patch, of feathers along the base of the ujxper mandible, a stripe behind the eye, and a
collar round the neck ochre; a spot on the occiput, white ; wing-coverts black, Avashed
vrith' bright cobalt; Aving-feathers blackish, the inner-web light ochre from the base, the
outer Aveb edged Avith deep indigo, more especially on the secondaries ; loAver part of the
back and upper tail-covert bright silvery blue; tail deep indigo above, black underneath;
throat pure white ; sides of the neck and under Aring-coverts white tinged Avith light ochre ;
the rest of the under-surface of the body deep chesnut; bill light yelloAv, the upper mandible
tinged Avith black; feet black. Total length 1 1 .8 inches, of bill from front 1 .8 , from
gape 2 .7 , wing 5.3, tail, 4, tarsus 0 .0 9 , middle toe 0 .9 , hind toe 0.5.
Female.— Similar to th e male, but having th e colours not q u ite so b rig h t, and the tail
reddish-broAvn.
Additional refcTcnces.—Dacelo Gaudichaudi, Miiller, A'erli, Eilin. p. 22 (1839), Gray, Cat. Piss. Brit. Mus.
p 52 (1848) Bonap. Consi). Gen. Av. I, p. 354 (1850), Cass. Cat. Hale. Phil Mus. p. 14 (1852), Selater, Proc.
Lin, Soe. II, p. 155 (1858). Gray, P. Z. S. 1858, p. 171, id. P. Z. S. 1859, p, 154, id. P, Z. S. 1861, p. 433, Sehl.
Mus. Pays Bas, Alccd. p. 20 (1863), id. Vog. Ned. Ind. pp. 13, 49, pi. 4 (1864), Eosenb. Joum. f. Orn.
1864, p. 118. Choucalcyon Gaudichaudi, Bonap. Consp. Vol. Anis. p. 9 (1854).