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T o ta l len g th from tip o f b ill to tip o f ta il
Bill fi’om tip to forehead .........................
„ to angle o f m o u th . . . . ! . *
,, h e ig h t of, a t base ...............................
Wing, from f l e x u r e .....................................
T ail, from v en t ...............................
T a rsu s ...........................................
L o n g e st toe 0.4, its d aw 0 .2 ,'to ta l ¡ e n ith '
H m d toe 0.2, its claw 0.1,
4.4 inches.
1.05
1.2 ,;
0.25 „
2.05 „
0.3
0.6
0.3
es do Mr. Gould’s remarks on th e colour and plumage o f th is spec’ n o t quite agree with
th e s p /m ie n I have before me, b u t doubtless th ey ? e fe rto ad u lt m a k s /w M ?
IS mark ed a female. T h e b ill is black, a t the ex treme tip horn-white , legs a n / f e d lig h t
flesh-colour, claws h o rn -g rey , iris dark b rown.” * ®
d iffe rm /m s a y ’s b ird being a female, which may a ccount fo r some slig h t
tofierences m th e co lo u r between h is specimen and th a t described by Mr. Gould th e f a c f o f
Its h av in g w h ite / th e tip o f its b e a k to ow s cle arly th a t i t is n o t quite a toH to ls b e S g a
r e r a ' i l i r f b “ “ - / “ y o u n g ritow K , and th e differences, which seem nowhere m we
r em a rk a b k th an m th e colour o f th e feet, m ay th u s be fu rth e r accounted for.
o f th ! r “ ' n " T ? ' furnished me w ith a sh o rt n ¿ te on th e h abits
o f th e Pte sen t /le c ie s as observed b y him in his trav els in the Malay Archipelago “ This
m in u te Kingfisher frequents th e banks o f small streams in the deep forest, feeding on small
fish and ra-ustacea. I t appears to be scarce, o r perhaps from its small size and retirin<t
h ab its , IS less easily seen th an its more conspicuous allies.” ^
• r descrip tio n and m easurements a re tak en from a specimen p rocured by Mr. Wallace
I o n ‘ u d / “ ■ r o p r e r e n ts ! beau ti&l old b ird £ n my cdfec?
tio n , undou b ted ly one o f th e finest ever b ro u g h t to Eu ro p e , b u t I reg re t to say th e exact
loca lity where it was obtained is unknown. o m e exact
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