48 PEOCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol.64. 



The majority of the adults have the throats sparsely streaked with 

 light blue, but a few have not; the latter are probably old birds, as 

 judging from the young the more dusky chest and streaked throats^ 

 are remains of the immature dress. 



A specimen (No. 248434) taken December 20, 1914, differs from 

 any other in the series in having the throat more heavily streaked f 

 the tail tipped narrowly on the outer and broadly on the central 

 feathers with dusky blue-green ; and an elongated spot on the outer 

 web of the outer tail-feather near the tip bremen blue. That it is- 

 an immature bird is shown by its dusky throat and chest, less bright 

 crown, the olive-brown tinge to the back, and the greater and lesser 

 wing-coverts tipped with green. From the two younger birds men- 

 tioned above, it differs in the green tips to the outer tail-feathers, 

 but as these are worn in the younger birds they were probably lost 

 by abrasion. 



Coracias temmincki differs structurally from Coracias garrulus. 

 The bill in the former is stronger and heavier; the outer tail- 

 feather in C. garrulus is slightly narrowed towards the tip and none- 

 of the tail-feathers are especially broad, while in C. teimnincki all 

 the tail-feathers are broad and rounded. G. temmincki has the 

 fourth primary longest, the third a little shorter, while C. garrulus 

 has the second primary longest, the third a little shorter. As at 

 present constituted it would be a very hard matter to draw up a 

 diagnosis of Coracias. The long-tailed African species are even more 

 aberrant than G. temmincki. 



The two young taken at Temboan, July 30, are three days out of the nest,, 

 a hollow tree near the edge of a clearing. — PI. C. R. 



97. EURYSTOMUS ORIENTALIS CONNECTENS Stresemann.*^ 



A fair series from the following localities: Toli Toli, December 

 17, 1914; Likoepang, January 17-19, 1916; Batoe Hangoes Baroe, 

 June 12, 1916; Parigi, September 16, 1916; Gimpoe, August 2-25„ 

 1917. 



Family ALCEDINIDAE. 



KINGFISHERS. 

 98. RAMPHALCYON MELANORHYNCHA MELANORHYNCHA (Temminck). 



One male, Kwala Besar, August 23, 1914; one female, Kampa^ 

 February 15, 1915; one male, Batoe Hangoes Baroe, June 2, 1916; 

 one male and two females, Dampelas, June 4 and 14, 1917 ; one male, 

 Pinedapa, January 21, 1918. 



«Nov. Zool., vol. 20, 1913. p. 302. 



