A L C Y O N E C Y A N I P E C T U S .
ALCYONE CYANOPECTUS.
(B LU E -G IR T K IN G F ISH E R .)
Ceyx cyanopectus,
Alcyone cyanopectus,
Alcyone cyanipecius,
Alcyone cincta,
Alcedo cyanipecius, .
Lafr. Eev. Zool. 1840, p. 33.
Gray, Gen. of Birds, App. p. 5 (1848).
Jard. Contr. to Orn. 1850, p. 82.
Bonap. Consp. Gen. Av. I, p. 158 (1850).
Beicli. Handb. Alced. p. 7, t.cccxcvi, flg. 3060 (1851).
Bonap. Consp. Vol. Anis. p. 10 (1854).
Hartl. Journ. f. Orn. 1854, p. Ixiv.
Jard. Contr. to Om. 1850, plate only.
Schl. Mus. Pays Bas, Alced. p. 18 (
A. torque pectorali lata lazulina: mandibuia nigricante, maxilla aurantia.
Hch. in insulis Philippinis.
Head deep bluish black, irregulaidy'banded with b rig h t blue, m ore thickly on th e n a p e ;
the whole o f th e back rich shining co b a lt; scapularies and wing-coverts black broadly
washed with d a rk blue, th e la tte r also spotted with b rig h t c o b a lt; wing-feathers brownish
black, th e secondaries narrowly edged with in d ig o ; ta il black, washed with indigo ; cheeks
indigo, spotted with co b a lt; a spot in fro n t of th e eye, a patch o f feathers a t the side o f
the neck, thi’oat and u pper p a rt of th e breast, whitish tinged with pale s ie n n a ; a band
across th e upper p a rt o f th e b rea st and th e flanks, deep indigo tin g ed ivith b rig h te r blue
ou th e la tte r ; abdomen and u nder wing-coverts rufo u s; bUl brownish-black, th e lower
mandible tin g ed with orange. Total len g th 5 inches, o f b ill from front 1.4, from o-ape
1.7, iving 2.5, tail 0.7, tai’sus 0.3, middle toe 0.3, hin d toe 0.2.
Hab. Philippine Islands {nms. T. C. Eyton).
The p resent species was described by the late Bai-on de L aF re sn a y e as a Ceyx in 1840.
Ten ye ars afterwards a specimen was received by Mr. E y to n from th e Philippines, and was
sent to Sfr William Ja rd in e for description in th e “ Contributions to Ornithology.” The
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