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from hengalensia b)' its dark mantle, while the black is sharply defined in the 

 continental beiujalensis. Theii' remarks about the literature quoted by Shelley are, 

 it is true, correct, and I even believe that the distribution, as quoted by Sbelley, 

 requires some alterations, but I am sure that two forms — though as subspecies — 

 must be recognised. 



With regard to Centropus sinensis I have even to go farther than Shelley in the 

 work of separating, as I find that the Java form diflfers consisicuously, principally iu 

 the form of the bill, from Continental birds, so that it must be recognised as 



Centropus sinensis bubutus Horsf 



I shall write aljont it in more detail on a future occasion. 



17. Cacomantis aeruginosus Salvad. 

 Two males, one female, one J'oung from Kayeli (Doherty coll.). 1 confess that 

 it is very diflScult to separate these birds from C. virescens of Celebes, but the 

 underside is more greyish brown and darker than in the latter. It should probably 

 only be considered as a " subspecies," just as C. virescens should evidently stand as 

 a subspecies of C. threnodes, of which merulinus is very likely distinct. 



18. Ceyx cajeli Wall. 



This beautiful little Kingfisher is common near the port of Kayeli, from which 

 it takes its specific name, and on Mount Mada, to at least 30ii0 ft. high. The 

 young has the beak dark brown with a whitish tip. The crown is only very 

 minutely, almost obscurely spotted with bine ; the throat is pale yellow, not white. 



19. Tanysiptera acis "Wall. 



AVallace {P. Z. S. 1863, pp. 23, 24) was perfectly right in separating the Burn 

 species from the 7'. dea which inhabits the other Southern Moluccas, although he 

 procured only an immature individual. The adult ?nale differs from 2'. dea, with 

 which Salvadori {Orn. Pap. I. p. 436) united it, in the less blue ear-coverts, the 

 sharply defined blue cap, perfectly black, not blue, mantle, the mottled upper tail- 

 coverts and bases to the rectrices. The undersurface of the 3'oung is buff with 

 black edges, while in the perfectly adnlt bird it is white with only a faint buff tinge 

 and without black edges to the feathers. The iris of the adult male is dark olive- 

 brown, bill red, feet dark greyish or olive. Wing (c? ad.) 117, central rectrices (fully 

 developed) 285, bill from nostril 29 mm. In the first plumage the npperside is 

 rusty brown, lighter on the crown and wing- coverts, rump and tail-coverts greyish 

 brown, lateral .rectrices brown washed with blue, central pair uniform blue. 

 Underside buff with broad blackish lateral and narrow black terminal borders, under 

 tail-coverts uniform buft'. 



Dumas obtained this species on Mount Mada only. 



211. Halcyon chloris (Bodd.). 



One male from Kayeli, one female from Mount Mada. Rather large and blue, 

 wiug 114 mm. 



