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ALCEDINIB^. 



Subfamily I. ALCEDINlNiE. 



Key to the Genera. 



a. Tail longer than bill.^^ ^^.^^^ 



'^'•^SU-iTwrcobaU,coBUast- ^^^^,,,,,,, p. 96. 

 in<.^vlth mantle : sexes alike . . . • . • • • ■ 



S- ihr tStSU':^ 2. OE.v„, p. 107. 



cnously abbreviated. 

 '' J.°SeT'c.e8tea,but onl, to a .ligM ^ ^^^,,;„„, j. UO. 



'"■ SS.L«rcio^ ^ ,„,,„„„. pie. 



elongated beyond the occiput .... ^ j^^cyone, p. 1^7. 

 d'. Toes three 



subfamily IX- DACELONIN^. 



Key to the Genera. 

 «. Tail very short, much less than length of 



Ijill. 6. Ceyx, p. l'<i- 



n\ Toes three 



V Toe^ four. . ,„, 7. Ceycopsis, p. 190. 



«^ Hallux longer than inner toe 



h"' Hallux equal to inner toe. 



^ „'^ Tafsus^ shorter than hallux , bill ^^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ 



,- ?i;:;'Xg:r1han- ha\iux ; bill ^ ^^^^^^^^ ^ ,,-. 



e'.^'^Sl rounded or graduated; rec- 

 ,..^Tr'us shorter than middle toe 



■without claw. jq. Syma, p. 196. 



fti Tomia serrated 



"•J°iSpi"?-e,U^W*e 



secondaries m lengtn. 

 flB. Culmen rounded ; tip ot Dill ^^ CahCINEUTES, p. 198. 



not hooked ■' ' ei -U 



h\ Culmen grooved; tip ot oiii ^_^ j^jgLiDOBA, p. 201. 

 hooked 



