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takes his E n glish names from a p late o f Edwards (vol. i. pi. 8). On tu rn in g to th is bird I
find th a t i t is n o t a recognizable species. I t would do for Pelargopsis amauroptera, b u t for
th e fact o f th e black depicted on th e wing. I t looks lik e a manufactured bird, made up of
th e above-mentioned Pelargopms with th e body o f some African species, perhaps H. smega-
lensis or S . dryas. La tham refers as a synonym o f this bird to the Grand Martin-pêcheur de
Madagascar o f Buffon (Bl. Enl. 232). This, however, is a good species, and bears the name
of H a lc ym gularis (Kn h l) ; var. B of bis Smyrna Kingfisher (from Albin’s marvellous figure,
vol. iii. pi. 28) is th e tru e H. smyrnensis.
8. W h ite-headed Kingfisher (ex Buff. Ois. vii. p. 190). 9. Crab-eatmg Kingfisher (ex
Buff. Ois. vii. p. 1 8 3 ); (a) var. A (ex Linn. S. N . i. p. 1 8 0 ) = Ä senegalensis (L .); (S) var. B
ex ins. St. Ja g o = JT . erytlirogastra (Temm.); (c) var. C (ex Buff. Ois. vii. p. 1 9 4 )= // . setm-
coerulea (Forsk.).- 10. WUte-collared Kingfisher. 11. Green-headed Kingfisher, “ B o u rn "
(ex Buff. Ois. vii. p. 190). 12. Sacred Kingfisher (desm-. orig.), ex ins. Soc. ; cum var. A =
/ / . sacra (Gm.), a d .; var. B (pi. xxvii.), “ U lie te a " (= H . sancta, V. & H .) ; var. C, “ New
Z e a lan d ”= / / . vagans (Less.); var. D, ex Sonn. Voy. p. 6T, t. S 3 ,= J /. chloris (Bodd.). 13.
Venera ted Kingfisher. “ A p y o ” [descr. orig.). 14. Kespected Kingfisher {descr. ong.). 15.
Black-capped Kingfisher (ex Buff. Ois. vii. p. 1 8 9 ); var. A, ex Sonn. Voy. p. 66, t. 3 1 ,=
H. alUventris (Scop.). 16. Common Kingfisher (A . ispida, L.), var. A, L e M a rtin Peseleur
du Senegal, Briss. Orn. iv. p. 485, no. 7. pi. 39. fig. 1. 17. Bed-headed Mngfislm- (A.
erithaca, L .) ; var. A.s=Cey.v tridactyla. 18. P u rp le Kingfisher. 19. Eufons Kingfisher
(A madagascariensis, L.). 20. Blue-headed Kingfisher (ex Buff. Ois. vu. p. 198). 21.
In d ia n Kingfisher (ex Buff. Ois. vii. p. 201). 22. Crested Kingfisher ( A cristata, L. ; var.
A e y i^ eñ ^ {= C o ry th o rn is cyanostigma [Fivq'p.). Eastern Kmgfisher [eií3v\.?.sov). 24.
Ternate Kingfisher ( A dea, L.). 26. Cayenne Kingfishm- (ex Brissou). 26. Cinereous Kingfisher
(A. torquata, L.). 27. Belted Kingfisher, var. A ; var. B = x ( . alcym, L. ; var. C is
indeterminable. 28. Bra zilia n Spotted Kingfisher: 29. Eufons aud Green Kingfisher (ex
Buff. Ois. vii. p. 2 1 i,)=Ceryle inda (L.). 30. W h ite and Green Kingfisher, “ Cayenne,”=
Cen,U americana (Gm,). 31. B ra zilia n Kingfisher (ex Bnsson). 32. Spotted Kmgfisher
(ex Edwards, pi. %M,)=CeryU inda (L.). 33. Surinam Kingfisher (ex Fermín, V o /. Surim
ii. p. 1 8 1 )= CeryU inda (L.). 34. Supercilious Kmgfisher (A. supercdwsa, L.). 35. White-
Ulled Kingfisher (ex Seba). 86. Three-toed Kingfisher.
F oeskal, p . Descriptiones Animalium, ed. Niebuhr, 4to, 1 7 7 8 (p . 2).
Alcedo semiccemlea is described as a new species from Yemen, in Arabia.
JIunLEE P . L. S. Linné vollständiges Natursystem. &c,, 8vo, 17 7 6 .
' Alcedo ruhra is th e name assigned to the bird figured by Vosmaer (Nat. Besch. Vog, pi. 3).
\lc e d o galerita is th e name given to the bird figured by Buffon (PI. Enl. 356. fig. 1).
'^ ^ lu e d o leucocephala is the name given to the bird figured by Buffon (PI. Enl. 356. fig. 2).
I t is th e Alcedo semicoerulea o f Fovskâl.
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Alcedo aurea is th e name given to the bird figured by Vosmaer (Nat. Besch, Vog. pi. 2).
I t is a Galiula.
Boddaeet, p . Table des P lanches Enlumiueez d’Histoire Naturelle de M. D au b en to n : folio.
Utrecht, 1783,
In this work, which is extremely rare, names are given to Buffon’s plates.
Alcedo gigas (p. 40) is a new species (ex Buff. pi. 663).
Alcedo fu s c a (p. 54) is a new species (ex Buff. pi. 894).
Alcedo p ilea ta (p. 41) is a new species (ex Buff. pi. 673).
Alcedo gutta ta (p. 42) is a new species (ex Buff, pi. 679).
Alcedo ruhra (p. 48) is a new species (ex Buff, pi, 778. fig. 2).
Todmspictus (p. 49) is a new species (ex Buff. pi. 783. fig. 1).
Alcedo chloris (p. 49) is a new species (ex Buff. pi. 783. fig. 2).
Alcedo javana (p. 47) is a new species (ex Buff. pi. 767).
Alcedo nigra (p. 22) is a new species (ex Buff, pi, 756. flg. 1). This name must surely
have been a misprint,
Alcedo v ir iiiru fa (p. 36) is a new species (ex Buff. pi. 592).
SCOPOLI, J . A. Deliciic Floral et Faunaj Insuhrica:, P a rs 2, folio. Ticiui, 1786.
L atin titles are given to the birds described by Sonnerat in his ‘Voyages,’ They are as
follows:—
Alcedo coromandeliana. Scop, (es Sonn. Voy. Ind. ii. p. 212, pi. \\?>)==Merops corormndus
(Lath.).
Alcedo alUventris, Scop, (ex Sonn. Voy. N . Guin. p. 64, pi. % l)^E a lc y o n alUventris (Scop.).
Alcedo tridactyla. Scop, (ex Sonn. Voy. N. Guin. p. 66, pi. ’^2 )=G e yx tridactyla (Pall.) ?
Alcedo collaris, Scop, (ex Sonn. Voy, N. Guin. p. 67, pi. t% )=H a le ym chloris (Bodd.).
Alcedo u n iu la ta . Scop, (ex Sonn. Voy. N. Guin. p. 170, pi. 1 0 6 )= /la e e to gigas (Bodd.).
Gmelie, O. F. Linnmi Systema Natmte, tom. i. 8vo, 1788 (p. 447).
In this work all the Linnoan species are enumerated, and titles given to Latham’s species
described in the ‘ G eneral Synopsis.’
Alcedo orientalis is the name proposed for Latham's “ Eastern Kingfisher.” This bird I
cannot determine.
Alcedo .sttrinanwnsis is proposed for Latham’s “ Surinam K ingfisher.” I t is AUedo inda, L.
Alcedo purpurea (ex Latham ’s “ P u rp le Kiugfisher”)=ylfcedo tridactyla, Pall.
Alcedo caendeocephala (ex Latham’s “ B lue-headed Kmgfishcr”)= rifc e d o galerita, Miill.
Alcedo ImgaUnsis is a new species founded on Latham’s “ In d ian Kingfisher,”
AUedo Uucorhynclia (ex Latham’s “ W hite-billed Kingfisher ”). Indeterminable.
Alcedo brasiliensis (ex Latham’s “ B razilian Kmgfisher ” ). Indeterminable.
AUedo americana is a new species founded on th e “ IVhite and Green Kin g fish er” of
Iiatham.
AUedo licolor (ex Latham ’s “ Eufons and Green Kingfisher”)= r if c c /o inda (L.).
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