50 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol. 64. 



In establishing the generic name Entomothera Horsfield ^° says 

 on the page opposite to the one on which he proposed the name: 

 '■'■ Alcedo sacra furnishes a sample of this genus." To my mind this 

 is fixing the type but it is not in accordance with the International 

 Code. He should have said " type," a term probably unknown to 

 him in the modern sense. If the common-sense view of the matter 

 was taken Entomothera should be used in place of Sauropatis Ca- 

 banis and Heine ^^ and the generic name for the Ruddy King- 

 fishers would be Calialcyon Bonaparte.^^ 



102. SAUKOPATIS SANCTA (Vigors and Horsfield). 



Five males, Koeala Prang, June 4r-18, 1916. 



The Australian material available consists mostly of females. The 

 only male from New South Wales in the lot when compared with 

 the Celebes series appears to be bluer on the wings and to be 

 lighter below. A male from northern Australia (Port Darwin) is 

 duller than the New South Wales male with a broader black nuchal 

 collar; the former is in more worn plumage, however. There seems 

 to be no constant difference in size between Celebes and Australian 

 birds. Anyway the material at my command is inadequate to work 

 out the various forms into which this kingfisher has been divided. 

 There is some doubt as to whether it is resident in Celebes. 



103. SAUROPATIS CHLORIS FORSTENI (Bonaparte). 



A good series of both sexes from: Toli Toll, December 10-18, 

 1914; Kampa, February 14, 1915; Tandjong Penjoe, February 19, 

 1915; Likoepang, February 23-March 11, 1916; Ayemadidi, May 5, 

 1916; Koeala Prang, June 18, 1916; Manembo Nembo, June 23, 

 1916 ; Toemaratas, July 3, 1916 ; Toboli, October 17-23, 1916 ; Dolo, 

 December 26, 1916 ; Lindoe Trail, February 25, 1917 ; Rano Lindoe, 

 March 3-15, 1917; Gimpoe, August 1-25, 1917; Napoe, Watoetaoe, 

 November 20, 1917 ; Pinedapa, January 13, and February 13, 1918. 



104. CITTURA CYANOTIS (Temminck). 



One male, Kwala Besar, July 31, 1914; one male, Paleleh, Novem- 

 ber 12, 1914; one female, Teteamoet, January 23, 1916. 



The male from Kwala Besar is darker on the head, back, and tail 

 than the one from Paleleh, but as it has a black bill, I presume it is 

 immature, though it shoAvs no other sign of not being fully adult. 



105. MONACHALCYON MONACHUS INTERMEDIUS Hartert. 



One male, Laboea Sore, November 15, 1916; one female, Parigi, 

 September 22, 1916. 



^ Zool. Research. Java, 1824, text to Aloedo bini. 



»'Mus. Hein., pt. 2, 1860, p. 158, type Halcyon sanctus Vigors and Horsfield). 



"^Consp. Av., Vol. 1, 1850, p. 156, type Alcedo coromanda Latham. 



