ALCEDINID^. 



95 



6'. Scapulars shorter, not equal- 

 ling the secondaries in length. 

 c'. Outer tail-feathers shorter 

 than the rest, but not 

 falling short of tip of tail 

 by much more than length 

 of tarsus. 

 a'. No keel to the genys ; 

 angle of rami of jaw 

 obtusely rounded ; bill 

 bluntly romided at tip ; 

 nasal opening a linear 

 slit situated well in front 



of nostrils 13 



v. Genys more or less dis- 

 tinctly carinated ; angle 

 of rami of lower jaw 

 rather pointed ; nasal 

 opening oval, with the 

 nasal plumes impinging 

 on it. 

 a^ Wing rather pointed, 

 the primaries much 

 lono:er than the secon- 

 daries; sexes difierent; 

 culmen ascending 

 towards the end of 

 upper mandible .... 

 6". Wing more rounded ; 

 secondaries nearly 

 equal in length to the 

 primaries. 

 «". With no indication 

 of a groove along 

 the sides of the cul- 

 men 15. 



¥. With a more or less 

 distinct groove along 

 the sides of the cul- 

 men. 

 a^°. Bill compressed . 16. 

 ¥°. Bill flattened . . 17. 

 d!^. Outer tail-feathers much 

 shorter than the rest, and 

 falling short of the tip of 

 the tail by more than length 



of bill 18. 



d'". Tarsus longer than middle toe . . 19. 

 d". Centre tail-feathers elongated, with 

 a spatule or racket at the ends ; tail- 

 feathers 10 20. 



Clytoceyx, p. 203. 



14. Dacelo, p. 204. 



[p. 209. 

 Saueomabptis, 



Halcyon, p. 213. 



TODIRHAMPHUS, 



[p. 288. 



CiTTUBA, p. 291. 

 MONACHALCYON, 



[p. 293. 

 Tanysipteea, p. 296. 



