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Smith, Dr. Andkew. On South-Africnn Birds, &o. (S. Afr. Quart. Jo u rn . 1836, ii. H 3 .)
Halcyon swainsonii is a new species.
Halcyon senegaloides is a new species. (Figured, 111. Zool. S. Afr. pi. bb.)
T emmisck, C. j . Tableau Méthodique. Folio. Paris, 1836. ^
Alcedo melmoptera is a new species {neo Horsf.). I t is A . gularis of K u b l (p. ).
Alcedo erijthrogaster is a new species from St, Jago (p. 75).
B0HiP,VKTE, C. L. On Mexican Buds. (P. Z. S. 1837, p. 108.)
Ceryle torquata is described as a new species. (This must be m error, as it is th e .
tm q u L o f L inmens ; b u t tb e statement “ Ceryle tm-quata, nob.,” is distinct enough m type.)
G ould, J . O n N ew A u s tra lia n B ird s . (P. Z. S. 1837, p . 142.) ,
Halcyon in d n a tu s is a n ew spec ie s, closely a llie d to Halcyon maeUayn. (A fte rw a rd s
re c o g n iz e d a s th e fem a le o f t h a t species.)
Buetoh, Staff-Sm-geon. On New Birds from tb e Collection at F o rt P itt, Chatham. (P. Z. S.
Ceyx mcrosoma is a new species. I t is Ceyx tridactyla (Pa ll.)
SwAmsoH, W. Na tu ral History and Classification of Birds (Cabinet Cycl.), vol. ii. (1837)
S y l l t e s s o n ia is th e name proposed for N. torotoro. Less., tb e reason for the change not
a new genus. T h e type is A . australis, Sw., =Aleyone azurea (Lath )
n J c y o n rufirostris is named from Buffon's 232nd plate. I t is H. gularis (Kuhl).
SwriKsox W B i r d s o f W e st Africa, vol. ii. 12mo. 1837 (p. 93).
Z id a 'q iq a n te a is a new species. I t is th e Alcedo maxima of Pallas. A figure is gi^vcn
(pi. 2 ) ; b i t th e back, which is described as “ spotted with white,” is not th u s depicted m
the plate. ^ , 7. / t \
Isp id a iid n c ta is a new species. I t is the Ceryle riMts (L.). ^
Ila le u o n to rqm tu s is a new species. I t is th e Alcedo m a hm h c a o î Shaw.
IM c y o n rufiventer is a new species, b u t is n o t distinct from the A byssinian IL semicoerulea.
Halcyon cyanotis is a new species. I t is Ispidina p ic ta (Bodd.).
r o n u J O n t h e Fissirostres collected by Mr. Darwin. (P. Z. S, 1837, p. 22.)
l ! - ; L l i y n o h u s is a new species from tbe Island of St, Jago. ( I t is the / / . cry-
throgastra o f T emminck.)
T afeesfatb Oiseaux nouveaux. (Eev. Zool. 1 8 3 8 , p . 2 2 4 .)
" Dacelo ru ffu lu s is a new species. I t is th e Alcedo madagascanensis o i Linnæus,
MÜLLEE, S. Yerbandclingen over dc Na tu ilijk e Gcschiedenis der Nederlandsche oberzeesche
b e z ittin g e n -L a n d - e nV o lk o n k u n d o . Folio. Leiden, 1839-44.
Halcyon coronatus is a now species (p. 175).
Eytox, T. C. Catalogue o f a Collection o f B irds from Malaya. (P. Z. S. 1839, p. 101.)
Halcyon varia is a new species. I t is the young o f Halcyon concreta, Temm.
J e ed of, T. C. Catalogue of th e Birds o f S outhemlndia. (Madr. Jo u rn . l i t . & Sci. 1839-44.)
Halcyon Irwiniceps is a new species. I t is Pelargopsis gurial (Pears.).
G ould, J . On new Birds from Australia. (P. Z. S. 1840, p. 113.)
Halcyon pyixhopygia is a new species.
L apeesnaye, Baron d e. Sur une nouvelle espèce du genre Ceyx. (Eev. Zool. 1840, p. 33.)
Ceyx cyanopectus is a new species.
G k a t, g . e . Eemarks on a Specimen of Kmgfisher, supposed to form a new species o f the
genus Tanysiptera. (Ann. Nat. Hist. 1841, p. 2o7.)
■ z is a new species.
H ombeof e t jAcqciFOT. Description de plusieurs oiseaux nouveaux on pen connus, provenant
de l’expédition autour d u monde faite sur les corvettes ‘ L’Astro lab e ’ et ‘La
Zélée.’ (Ann. Sci. Nat. n. s. xvi. p. 316, 1841.)
A bird is described from the Tonga Islands as Alcedo diophthalmo-ru/o-ventro (!) I t is
II. madeayii, th e locality being doubtless en-oneous.
Stkickiafd, H . E. Commentary on Mr. G, E . Gray’s ‘ Genera of B irds.’ (-Ann. Nat. Hist,
vi. p. 410, 1841.)
e varia is a new i
F easee, L . Zoologia typica. Folio. 1841-42.
Alcedo Icucogaster, Fraser, is figured.
L afeesfave. Descriptions de quelques Oiseaux nouveaux. (Eev. Zool. 1842, p. 134.)
Todirhamphus recurvirostris is a new species.
Gould, J . On new Australian/McyonXrf«. (P. Z. S. 1842, p. 72.)
Halcyon platyrostris is a new species from the Navigators’ Islands. I t is the same
Ilaleyon reeurmrostris from tb e Navigators’ Islands.
Halcyon sordidns is a new species from th e n orth coast o f A ustralia.
F easee, L. On new Species of B irds from Fernando Po. (P. Z. S. 1843, p. 4.)
Halcyon leucogastra is a new species. I t is an Ispidina.
Gould, J . On new Species of Bfrds collected d uring th e recent Voyage of H .M.S. ‘ Sulphn
( E Z. S. 1843, p. 103.)
Halcyon sauropliaga is a new species from New Guinea. I t is Halcyon a lb id lla . Less.
, Zoology o f the Voyage o f H .M.S. ‘ Sulphm-’—Birds. Eoyal 4to. 1844.
Halcyon sauropliaga is figured. ^ ^
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