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No. Sex. Locality. Authority. Long tot. Uostr. Al.
1 ? Bouru. Wallace. 6-3 1-5 2-85
2 Celebes. Fraser. 6-5 1-5 2-85
3 , , , , 6-5 1-5 2-9
4 d Güolo. mus. E. B. S. 5-7 1-5 2-85
5 3 Amboina. Eosenberg. 5-7 1-5 2-8
Mr. George R o b e rt Gray gives New Ire lan d as a h a b ita t o f th e present b ird . I t very
p robably occurs, b u t I have n ev er re ad o f its being m et w ith th ere , n e ith e r does the British
Museum possess a specimen from th e locality.
Mr. Wallace has k in d ly forwarded me th e following note
“ Alcedo moliiccensis has th e b ill black, with a red p atch a t th e base o f th e loAver
m andible; feet r e d ; iris dark . I t freq u en ts banks o f streams and eats small fish.”
The descriptions and measurements, as well as the figures in th e accompanying plate,
ai*e tak en from an ad u lt p a ir o f birds. T h e male is from Celebes, sent to me b y Mr. W. ~
F ra se r, th e female from B o u ru , collected b y Mr. Wallace.
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