( 289 ) 

 sr)?. Halcyon sanctus westralasianus. 



TTaletinn weatrahiKitinus Campbell, Enni. vol. i. p. 25. I'.IOl ; Vasse, West Australia. 



. Western Sacred Kingfisher. 

 Mathews, IlamlUst No. 392. 

 Range : Sonth-West Australia. 



55^. Halcyon sanctus ramsayi snbsp. n. 



Broad-hillod Sacred Kingtislier. 

 Mathews, IhnidliHt No. 301 (pars). 



Differs from //. ». sanctus in its slightly smaller size and wider l;ill, and its 

 brighter coloration on the secondaries and wing-coverts. 



Type : North- West Australia (Parry's < 'reek), No. 1298. 

 Range : North-West Australia, Northern Territory. 



359. Halcyon sanctus confusus snbsji. n. 



Little Sacrod Kingfisher. 



Mathews, IFuiullist No. 391 (pars). 



Differs from //. s. sanctus in its smaller size and longer bill, and from 

 //. «. ri(insu>/> in its greener coloration on the secondaries and wiug-coverts, and 

 especially in its verditer green upper tail-coverts and greener tail. 



Type : North Qneensland (Cooktown), No. 5869. 



Range : North Qneensland. 



r)(;(». Halcyon sordidus sordidus. 



[liih-jiim siiriliiliix Gould, Pmc. Zunl. Sar. (Lriiiil.) 1H42. |i. 72 : North coast Australia (Cape York). 



Mangrove Kingfisher. 



Mathews, IlamUist No. 394 (pars). 



Range : Qneensland, Cape York. 



• M- Halcyon sordidus cooktowni snbsp. n. 



(looktown Mangrove Kingfisher. 

 Mathews, Uiiiidl'mt No. 394 (pars). 



Differs from //. n. siinliilufi in its longer bill ffrom nostril to tip 50 mm. typical 

 birds 45 mm.), and in having the head darker olive. 

 Type : ( ^ooktown, Queensland, No. 5867. 



Riinge : North Qneensland. 



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Genus TANTSIPTERA. 



Tanysiptem Vigors, Timis. Linn. Svc. {Lund.) vol. .\iv. p. 433. 1825. 

 Type (i)y monotypy) : T. dea (Linne) 1766, not 1758. 



56-'. Tanysiptera sylvia sylvia. 



Timijsijjleni s,/li;,i UoaM, Prnc. Zui.l. Sue. (Loml.) 1850. p. 2110 (Is.'il) : Cape York, Queensland. 



White-tailed Kingfisher. 



Mathews, Jlum/li.tt No. 395. 



Uange : North Qneensland (Cape York). 



