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Genus HALCYON. 



Hulnjim Swainson, Znnl. llhi.<. vol. i. pi. 27. 1821. 



Tyiip (by orijr. dosig.) : //. sem-f/ulens'is fLiniu'). 



5-")l. Halcyon macleayii macleayii- 



JJulri/iui „Hirl(tn/ii Jardine aiifl Selby, Illiis. Oniilli. vol. ii. pi. llll. 1830 ; New South Wales. 



Synonym : 



lliili-yun iiiciiictux Gould, Si/iiupx. Iliriln A'lslr. pt. iv. .App. p. 1. 18H8 : New South Wales. 



Forest Kingfisher. 



Mathews, JIandl/xt No. 389 (pars). 



Range: South Qneeiislaiid, New Sdutli ^V^lles. 



052. Halcyon macleayii barnardi. 



ffiiht/dii harmmli Campbell, Emn, vol. x. p. 33s. I'.lll : ljockerl)ie. L'ape York. 



Niirthern Forest Kingfisher. 

 Mathews, llaixllist No. 389 (pars). 

 Range : North Qneensland. 



.")53. Halcyon macleayii disting^uendus subsp. n. 



AVesteni Forest Kingfisher. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 389 (pars). 



Differs from //. m. maclecn/ii in its slightly smaUcr size and darker coldnition 

 on the liead, and having the humerals and rump of a liriglit liriilianl blue, 

 Tyi)e : Northern Territory (South Alligator Uiver), No. 5214. 

 Range: Norflieni Territory. 



554. Halcyon pyrrhopyg:ins pyrrhopygius. 



IIkU-jiiw jiijn-li(,/J!iii:,i Gould, /'/.«•. }C,ii'l. S,.,; (L,,ml.t 1S4II. p. li:! (1S41): Interior Xew South 

 Wales. 



Red-baeked Kingfisher. 



Mathews, lldiulli.'it No. 390 (]iars). 



Range : New Sontli Wales, South Australia. 



555. Halcyon pyrrhopygius obscuvus subsp. n. 



Northern Red-baeked Kingfisher. 

 Mathews, llamllixt No. 39U (pars). 



Differs from //. p. pi/n-hn/ii/jii/i.^ in its slightly smaller size, and its duller 

 coliiration above, but having the rump more brightly eoloured. 

 Type: North-West Australia, No. 1290. 

 Range : Northern Territory, North-West Australia. 



55(). Halcyon sanctus sanctus. 



Ihihjioti ««?ic(Hx Vigors and Horsfield, Tnins. I.hiii. N.i.. (/."«</.) vol. .\v p. 2116. 1820: New South 

 Wales. 



Eastern Saered Kingfisher. 



Mathews, llinu/l/'st No. 391 (pars). 



Range: New South Wales, Victoria, Sii\ith Australia. 



