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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol. xxxv. 



Measurements. — One male: Wing, 141; tail, 92; exposed culmen, 

 77; tarsus, 16.5. Two females: Wing, 150-152.5 (average, 151.3); 

 tail, 93-98 (average, 95.5) ; exposed culmen, 73.5-75 (average, 74.3) ; 

 tarsus, 17.5-18 (average, 17.8) mm. 



Type-locality. — Borneo. 



GeograpJi ical distvib ution . — Borneo. 



There seems to be no doubt, as Doctor Hartert has already pointed 

 out. a that the earliest name for this form is Alcedo javana Boddaert, 6 

 notwithstanding the supposition of Javan origin. Indeed, Doctor 

 Sharpe himself is of the same opinion, and rejects the name only on 

 account of its erroneous implication. As there is, however, appar- 

 ently no other reason for its rejection, it ought henceforth to be 

 employed. 



The measurements above summarized were taken from the sub- 

 joined specimens : 



RAMPHALCYON CAPENSIS INTERMEDIA (Hume). 



Pelargopsis intermedia Htjme, Stray Feath., II, 1X74, p. 160 (southern Nico- 



bar Islands: Galatea Bay, Great Nicobar Island, may be considered the 

 type-locality, as it is the first mentioned). 



Subspeciftc characters. — Similar to Ramphalcyon capensis gouldi, 

 but averaging larger; pileum and cervix lighter ochraceous; blue of 

 back, rump, wings, and tail much less greenish. 



Measurements. — Five females: Wing, 151-159 (average, 154.G) ; 

 tail, 94-105 (average, 96.7) ; exposed culmen, 73-84 (average, 78.4) ; 

 tarsus, 18-19 (average, 18.4) mm. 



Type-locality. — Galatea Bay, Nicobar Island, Nicobar Islands. 



( i cographical distribution. — Nicobar Islands. 



This race is very well differentiated from Ramphalcyon c. gouldi, 

 but is very closely allied to Ramphalcyon c. javana, from which, how- 

 ever, it may lie distinguished by its slightly larger size and darker, 

 more uniform lower surface, the chin not decidedly paler than the 

 posterior portion. 



From Ramphalcyon capensis gigantca it differs so greatly by reason 

 of it- deeply colored lower surface, pileum, and cervix, and the 

 much more bluish shade of back, wings, and tail, that no comparison 

 is really necessary. Its larger size, less brownish pileum, less green- 



"Nov. Zool., IX, 1!)02, pp. 202-203. 



&Tabl. Planch. Enl„ 1783, p. 47. 



c Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XVII, 1892, p. 98. 



