PINK-CROWNED BEE EATER
1WCTIOHMS AMICTUS.
N Y C T I O R N I S A M I C T U S.
PINK-CEOWNED BEE-EATER.
Merops amictus, Temminek, PI. Col. livr. 52, DO. 310 (1824) ; Lesson, Traité d'Orn. p. 237 (1831) ; Schlcgel, Mils.
Pays-Bas, Merops, p. 13 (1863).
Nyctiornis amictus (Temm.), Swains. Zool. 111. 2nd ser. ii. pi. 56 (1831) ; id. Classif. of B. i i . p. 333 (1837) ;
Eyton, P. Z. S. 1839, p. 101 ; Gray, Gen. of B. i. p. 87 (1846) ; Bp. Consp. Gen. Av. i. p. 164 (1850) ; Gould,
Birds of Asia, vol. iii. pi. (1850) ; Lieut. Nomencl. Av. p. 66 (1854) ; Cab. & Heine, Mus. Hein. ii. p. 133
(1859) ; Gray, Hand-1. of B. i. p. 98, no. 1194 (1869) ; Hume, Str. Feath. viii. pp. 48, 85 (1879), Bingham,
Str. Feath. viii. p. 193 (1879) ; Kclbam, Ibis, 1881, p. 378.
Alcemerops amicta (Temm.), Blytb, Cat. B. Mus. As. Soc. p. 51 (1849).
Alcemerops amict-ts (Temm.), Hartl. Vera. Mus. Brem. p. 15.
Nyctiornis amicta (Temm.), Moore, P . Z . S . 1854, p . 2 6 i ; Sclater, P. Z. S. 1863, p. 2 1 4 ; Beavan, Tbis, 1869,
p. 408 ; Salvadori, Uce. Born. p. 91 (1874) ; Tweeddale, Ibis, 1877, p. 298 ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1877, p. 6 ; Hume
& Davison, Str. Featb. vi. p. 498 (1878) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1879, p. 2 4 8 ; Bingham, Str. Featb. ix. p. 153 (1880).
Nyctiornis malacccnsis, Cab. & Heine, Mus. Hein. ii. p. 133 (1859-60) ; Gray, Hand-1. of B. i. p. 98. no. 1195
(1869) ; Hume, Str. Feath. ii. p. 469 (1874).
Figurai notabiles.
Temminek, PI. Col. 310 ; Swainson, Zool. 111. 2nd ser. ii. pi. 56 ; Gould, B. of Asia, iii. pi.
HAR. Burmali; Malay peninsula ; Sumatra, Borneo.
Ad. corporc supra, alis et eaudil psittaeiuo-viridibiis : pilco antico rosaceo-Iilaciuo, plumis nasalibus, genis anticis
mentoque summo cyaneo-viridibus ; gcuis reliquis miniatis, posticè lilaciuis : gutturc toto ct juguli plumis
miuiatis clongatis, his medialiter nigricanti-viiidibus : gulic juguliquc plumis dongatis, rubris: alis subtùs
ochraceo-cervmis : caudil subtùs (lavfi nigro terminate, reetriec estima externe nigrii : corpore subtùs reliquo
viridi, plumis medialiter pallida viridibus : rostro nigro : pedibus plumbeis : iride rubra.
Juv. adulto similis, sed gulâ, fronte ct jugulo viridibus.
Admit male (Malacca).—Upper parts generally rich deep parrot-green ; fore part of the crown
to about the centre of the head of a beautiful lilac-pink colour ; wings and tail rather darker
than the back ; quills with the inner margin and tip blackish, the shafts black ; feathers covering
the nostrils and a small spot on the cliin and base of cheeks pale greenish blue ; remainder of
chin and the elongated feathers on the throat deep vermilion-red, the latter with dark green
centres ; ear-coverts and sides of neck of the same colour as the back ; rest of underparts
pale green, with grcenisk-whitc centres to the feathers ; under surface of wings at the base pale
ochreous buff; under surface of tail yellow, broadly terminated with black, and the outer feather
on each side externally black ; bill black, greenish at base of lower mandible ; legs bluish leadgrey
; iris red. Total length about 10 inches, culmen 2-2, wing 5-0, tail 4'7B, tarsus 0G.
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