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T h is rem ark ab le Kingfisher, which I consider to b e th e extreme type o f th e subfamily
Dacelomnm, is one o f th e ra re s t b ird s in E u ro p e an Museums. I t h a s as y e t only been observed
in th e neigh b o u rh o o d o f Dorey in New Guinea. T h e re th e o riginal specimen w as obtained
by Lesson an d th e re Mr. Wallace also m e t w ith it. Lesson states th a t i t is an mhabitaiit
of the forests in th e n e ighbourhood o f t h a t harbour. ^ t , ,
When we k now more o f th e h a h its .and economy o f th is ra re species I belmve we ^M i
find i t to be stric tly a fore st b ird , liv in g amidst th e th ick e st ju n g le , h k e titlu ra cyanotis,
wh ich in e x te rn a l r tru c tu r e is closely aUied to it. Mr. Wallace concurs in my opinion,
th a t th e food o f th e p resen t species will be fo u n d chiefly to consist o f lizards and crusre
m tacea a t tn for e lo the o a oi tu e prescuu r V -, ,1 . capture J. of rePre—which i.jreia its foil b ill is 1C aflmiro.admirably lilv fi.adapted.fln.'nted.
„ „ .
H e r r G. von Rosenberg in b is “ Be itrag z u r Orn ith o lo g ie von Neu Guinea^
r a n v f 7 t f o s ' ' : / e S : ; r “ I 2 ' / / 1 ■, '" ew Gu A /s fr a iia .” W ith ? e ^ r d to
th e ° b ird s b e in g m et w ith in th e two former localities, no one o u g h t to be b e tte r infoi mod
11 1 ___ i*;_-Airere« uTrewa. -vrrMi Prtccanlipvo-. b u t T believe I am riffbt m affirming tb a t tb e only
abyasmica, Ceiyla
„ Halcyon
Acacia pondula
Acis Kingfisher
acis, Tanysiptera
actroon, Dacelo
Actenoides Hombroni
,, Lessonii
advena, Alcedo
oegyptius, Corvus
afflnis, Alcyone
afra, Alcedo .
African White-headed Kt
alaudarius, Tinnunculus
albicilla, Alcedo
„ Dacelo
Halcyon
„ Todirbampbu
albiii'ons, Dacelu
albogularis, Halcyon
Alcedimnæ .
Alcedo
Alcedo advena
,, afra .
„ albicilla
„ albiventis
amazona
americana
asiatica
atrieapiUa
atricapilla, \
australasia
australis
aznroa
azureus
beugalciisis, va
beiyllina
bicolor
biru
brama
brasiliensis
cabanisi
capensis
cioruloa
ctmTileocopliala
coerulescous
eancroidiaga
cbelicuti
INDEX.
PilOE.
229
229
211
275
275
173
221
217
221
1. 2
51
67
173
147
172
177, 197
197
<177, 182, 197,
I 198, 250
197
223
165
197
177
69, 79
23, 24, 25
169
177
215
41
41
27
■2,'3,4,8,11.12,
13,14,15, 16,
17,23, 24,105
11
31, 168
91
31
169
103, 104
Alcedo chloris
chlorocephala
cldorocexihala, var. y
cinereifrons
cinerea
collaris
collaris, var.
coromanda
coromandeliana
cristata
cyanea
cyaneocephala
eyanocephala
cyanoleuca
cyanopectus
tigmata
cyanotis
cyanoventris
diops .
erithaca
erythrogaster
euryzona
fttsca .
gigantea
gularis
guttata
guttatus
inda
indica
ispida
ispida minor
ispida, var.
jaguaeati
japónica
javana
javanica
Lecontei
leucocephala
leucogaster
leucogastra
Liudsaja
lugubri
madagi
malimbica
maxima
raelanoptera
melanorhyncha
Page.
229
229
237
195
73
245
1, 2, 223
155
156
85, 36
73, 237
29, 39
189
35, 36, 37, 38
35
167
281
205
11!
171
19, 29, 30
161, 165, 285
285
285
19, 21, 30
165
57
Í 1, 2, 3, 4, 7,
12, 13, 14, 17,
( 38, 63, 65, 143
99
203
147, 118
99, 103
139
139
217
59
137
195
67
165, 167