110 AT,Ci;UINID.E. 



J'oi/. Eur. tiib. XV. lig. 11 (1870); Sharpe, Monoi/r. Aleed. p. (U, 

 pi. in (1871, pt.) ; /(/. P. Z. S. 1871, p. (50:3 ; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, 

 p. 67 ; Giirncy in Anderss. B. Bam.-Ld. p. o9 (187:3) ; Shelhy, B. 

 F^'Jlipf, P- 167 (1872); id. ^ Buckley, Ibis, 1872, p. 286; Ussher, 

 Ibis, 1874, p. 79; Biicklei/, t. c. p. 364; Dresser, B. Eur. v. p. 125, 

 pi. 201 (1875) ; Shelleii, ^ Ibis, 1875, p. 69; Reichen. J. f. O. 1875, 

 pp. K), 49 ; Sharpe, ed^Layard's B. S. Afr. pp. 110, 807 ( 1.S75-84) ; 

 id. i)- Bouvier, Bull. Soc. Zool. France, i. p. 40 (1876) ; Blanf. East. 

 Pers. ii. p. 122 (1876); Reichen. J. f. O. 1877, p. 20 ; Fischer, 

 t. c. p. 425 ; Bocage, Orn. Augola, p. 97 (1877) ; Danf. Ibis, 1877, 

 p. 262; Cab. J. f. O. 1878, p. 235 ; Fischer Sj' Reichen. t.c. p. 258; 

 Fischer, t. c. p. 289 ; Nichols. P. Z. S. 1878, p. 355 ; Fischer, 

 J.f. O. 1879, p. 293; Oust. Nouv. Arch. Mus. (2) ii. p. 80 (1879) ; 

 Ayres, Ibis, 1880, p. 262 ; Sharpe in Gates' Matabele-Land, App. 

 p. 306 (1881); Shelley, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 568; Holub iy Pelz. 

 Beitr. Orn. Siidufr. p. G4 (1882); Shelley, Ibis, 1882, p. 244; 

 Bidler, Feilden, L^- Reid, Zool. 1882, p. 206; Salv. Cat. Strickl. 

 Coll. p. 416 (1882, pt.); Forbes, Ibis, 1883, p. 523; Ilartl. Ab- 

 handl. nat. Ver. Bremen, viii. p. 207 (1883) ; Bohm, J. f. 0. 1883, 

 p. 172 ; Schaloiv, t. c. p. 349 ; Tristr. Faun. ^ Flor. Palest, p. 86 

 (1884); Fischer, Zeitschr. ges. Orn. i. p. 361 (1884); Salvad. 

 Ann. Mus. Civ. Genov. (2) i. p. Ill (1884) ; Biittik. Notes Leyden 

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 p. 67 (1889); Fischer, J. f. 0. 1885, p. 126; Hurtert, J. f. O. 

 1886, p. 694 ; Oust. Bibl. haut Etudes, xxxi. Art. x. p. 3 (1886) ; 

 Reichen. J.f. O. 1887, p. 61 ; Matschie, t. c. p 151 ; Schaloiv, t. c. 

 p. 236; Sijmonds, Ibis, 1887,p. 327 ; Souza, Jorn. Lisb. 1887, p. 42 ; 

 Bocage, t. c. p. 97 ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Ge?iov. (2) iv. p. 586 (1887\ 

 vi. p. 222 (1888) ; Guillem. Ibis, 1888, p. 102 ; Shelley, t. c. p. 296 ; 

 Lilford, t. c. p. 331 ; Koenig, J. f. 0. 1888, p. 166 ; Tacz. Ornis, 

 1888, p. 454 ; Reichen. J.f. O. 1889,_p. 276, 1890, p. 116. 



Ispida bitorquata, Sivains. Classif B. ii. p. 336 (1837). 



Ispida bicincta, Swains. B. W. Afr. ii. p. 95 (1837). 



Ceryle bicincta, Reichenb. Handb., Alced. p. 20, Taf. 408. fig. 3098 

 (1851). 



Ceryle leucomelas, Brehm, Vogelf. p. 51 (1855). 



Alcedo bicincta, Chapin. Trav. S. Afr. ii. App. p. 409 (1868). 



Adult male. General colour of upper surface black, streaked with 

 ■white on the head, the feathers of which are edged with white ; 

 on the nape a conspicuous white patch, the feathers streaked with 

 black shatt-centres ; the back black, with white edgings and white 

 bcases to all the feathers, the bases of the scapulars causing a more 

 or less distinct shoulder- patch ; rump and upper tail-coverts black, 

 with a large subterminal black spot on each feather ; wing-coverts 

 black, broadly edged with white, the inner greater coverts with 

 a large ))atcli of wliite, the feathers having subterminal black 

 spots ; primary-coverts black ; primaries black, edged with white 

 at the tips, the secondaries black, broadly tipped with white 

 and barred externally with three rows of white spots, forming 

 distinct bars : the inner secondaries for the most part white, 

 with an irregular black mark towards the end of the outer 

 web ; tail white at base, black for the terminal half, with a 

 broad white tip : the white base of the tail-feathers chequered 

 by a row of black spots, forming a bar ; lores, a spot below the eye, 

 and a broad eyebrow white : sides of face and ear-coverts black ; 



