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ALCEDO B E N G A L E N S I S .
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Alcedo hengalensis
Alcedo minor . . . .
Alcedo ispida minor
Alcedo hengalensis var. sondaica .
Alcedo sondaica
Alcedo japónica
Alcedo moluccensis
Gm. Syst. Nat. I, p. 450 (1788).
SeU. Mus. Pays Bas, Alced. p. 7 (1863).
Heugl. Orn. Nordost. Afr. p. 178 (1869).
Eeieh. Handb. Alced. p. 3 (1851).
Cab. and Heine, Mus. Hein. th. II, p. 3 (1851).
Bonap. Consp. Vol. Anis. p. 10 (1854).
Wall. P.Z.S. 1863, p. 484 (nee Bhjth).
A. torque pectorali nulU : abdomine lætè castaneo : toctricibus alarum conspicuè cyaneo terminatis : regione
paroticà rufà : minor : rostro longo : suprà lætè cyaneâ : capite cyaneo profusè fasciato.
Hai), in p a rte orientali Africæ septentrionalis, in Asià c e n tr a i e t orientali, in to tà
regione Indicà e t aliquando in sub-regione A u s tro -Malayans,
Male. Head crested, profusely banded with broad bars o f v e iy b rillian t co b alt;
scapularies and wing coverts greenish-blue, washed along th e edge with in ten se cobalt ;
en tire back very rich cobalt ; quills brownish-black, th e in n er web very p ale rufous a t the
base, th e outer web, especially o f th e secondaries, edged with greenish-blue; tail indigo
above, black beneath ; a spot a t th e base o f the bill, a longitudinal stripe from below th e eye
extending backwards over th e ear, and the u n d e r surface o f th e body rich orange-
rufous ; th ro a t and a patch o f feathers along the sides o f th e neck white tinged Avith
rufous ; cheeks and a patch o f feathers on the sides o f the b rea s t rich cohalt ; bill black ;
feet orange.
Female. Similar to tlie m ale, b u t has th e colours less vivid, and the base o f the lower
mandible orange.
Additional references.—.4?cedo Bon et Vieill. Encl. Metli. I, p. 291 (1823); Kittl. Kupf. Vog.
pi. 29 (1882) ; Sykes, P.Z.S. 1832, p. 84 ; Maclell. P.Z.S. 1839, p. 156 ; Jerd. Madr. Journ. 1840, p. 231 ;
Vigne, P.Z.S. 1841, p. 6 ; Ewer, P.Z.S. 1842, p. 92 ; Gray, Cat. Manim. and B. of Nep. p. 57 (1846) ; id. Gen.
of B. I, p. 81 (1847); id. Cat. Fiss. Brit. Mus. p. 68 (1848); Blyth, Cat. Birds Mus. As. Soc. Beng. p. 49
(1849) ; Temm. and Schl. Faun. Jap. Av. pi. 38 (1850) ; Bonap. Consp. Gen. Av. I, p. 158 (1850) : Cass. Cat.
Hale. Phil. Mus. p. 1 (1852); Hartl. Journ. f. Orn. 1854, p. 155: Moore, P.Z.S. 1854, p. 269 : Horsf. and
Moore, Cat. Birds Mus. E.I. Co. I, p. 129 (1854) ; Adams, P.Z.S. 1858, p. 474 ; Gould, P.Z.S. 1859, pp. 150,
151 ; Adams, P.Z.S. 1859, p. 169 ; Cab. and Heine, Mus. Hein. th. II, p. 144 (1860) ; Mason, Burm. p. 674
(1860) ; Schrenk, Amurl. p. 265 (1860) : Swinh. Ibis, 1860, p. 49 et 18G1, pp. 31, 328 ; Irby, Ibis, 1861, f
Jerd. B. of Ind. I. p. 231 (1862); Blakist. Ibis, 1862, p. 325 ; Swinli. Zool. 1863, p. 8747 et P.Z.S. 1 8 t.,
269, 333, et Ibis, 1863, p. 260 ; Wall. P.Z.S. 1868, p. 484 ; Day, Land of Perm. p. 460 (1863) : Scbomb. I
1864, p. 247 : Martens, Journ. f. Orn. 1866, p. 18; Pek. Voy. Nov. A'iig. p. 50 (1865); Beav. P.Z.S. 1865, p.
692 et Ibis, 1865, p. 409 ; Blytli, Ibis, 1866, p. 348 ; Whitely, Ibis, 1867, p. 196 ; SAvinli. Ibis, 1867, p. 408 ;
Tytler, Ibis, 1
(1864;. Alcedo
409. Ahedo minor, Schl. Vog. Ned. Ind. Alced. pp. 4, 43, pi. 1
Beise Ost. Lib. II, p. 143 (1863).
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