2. CERTLE. 121 



4. Ceryle torquata. 



Le Martin-pesclieur hupe du Mexique, Briss. Orn. iv. p. 518, pi. 41. 



fig. 1 (17c»). 

 Alcedo toi'quata, JJnn. Si/st. Nat. i. p 180 (17G6) ; G?)i. Si/d. Nat. i. 



p. 452 (1788) ; Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xix. p. 399 (1818) ; 



Cab. in Schomh. Reis. Guian. iii. p. 703 (1848) ; Schl. Mus. Fays- 



Bas, Alced. p. 4 (1863) ; id. Bevue, Alced. p. 1 (1874). 

 Martin-pecheur liuppt5 dii Mexique, Dauhent. PI. Etil. viii. pi. 284, 

 L'Alatli, Buff. Hist. Nat. Ois. vii. p. 208 (1780). 

 Cinereous Kingfislier, Lath. Gen. Syn. i. pt. 2, p. 636 (1782). 

 Martin pescador celeste, Azara, Aptint. iii. p. 383 (1802). 

 Martin pescador celeste obscuro, Azara, t. c. p. 385 (1802). 

 Alcedo cyanea {nee Less.), Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xix. p. 401 



(1818) ; Nemvied, Bietr. Natiirg. Bras. iv. p. 5 (1832). 

 Alcedo cinerea, Bonn, et Vieill. Enc. Meth. i. p. 286 (1823). 

 Ceryle torquata, Boie, Isis, 1828, p. 316 ; Bj). P. Z. S. 1837, p. 108 ; 



ilartl. Ind. Azara, p. 26 (1847); Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 79 (1847); 



id. List Fissir. Bnt. Mus. p. 61 (1848) ; S/a Consp. i. p. 160 



(1850) ; Cass. Cat. Hale. p. 2 (1852) ; Scl. P. Z. S. 1856, p. 139 ; 

 id. ^ Sttlv. Ibis, 1859, p. 131 ; Moore, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 53 ; Ca.ss. 

 Proc. Philad. Acad. 1860, p. 133 ; Scl. P. Z. S. 1860, p. 284 ; Leot. 

 Ois. Trinid. p. 106 (1866) ; Scl. S^- Salv. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 191, 1867, 

 pp. 280, 581, 978; Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 97, no. 1186 (1869); 

 Sharpe, Monoyr. Alced. p. 73, jjI. 22 (1870) ; Scl. S,- Salv. P. Z. S. 

 1870, p. 837 ; Pelz. Or>i. Bras. p. 23 (1871) ; Wyaft, Ibis, 1871, 

 p. 373 ; Scl. ^- Salv. Nomencl. Av. Neutr. p. 103 (l'873) ; iid. P. Z. S. 

 1873, p. 292; Lee, Ibis, 1873, p. 133 ; Lawr. Mem. Bast. Soc. N. H. 

 ii. p. 289 (1874) ; id. Bull. U.S. Nat. 3Ius. i. p. 30 (1875) ; Tacz. 

 P. Z. S. 1877, p. 328 ; Scl. ^ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 534 ; iid. t. c. 

 p. 632 ; Salv. ^- Godm. Ibis, 1880, p. 170 ; Nuttinq, Proc. U.S. Nat. 

 Mus. V. p. 399 (1882) ; id. op. eit. vi. pp. 375, 386, 394 (1883) ; Salv. 

 P. Z. S. 1883, p. 426 ; Barroivs, Auk, i. p. 26 (1884) ; Berl. J. f. O. 

 1884, p. 318 ; id. und Jheriny, Zeifschr. yes. Orn. ii. p. 160 (1885) ; 

 Salrin, Ibis, 1886, p. 60; Bidyw. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. ix. p. 160 

 (1886) ; Tacz. Orn. Peruu, iii. p. 100 (1886) ; Berl. J. f. 0. 1887, 

 pp. 22, 121 ; Ridyiv. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. x. p. 591 (1887) ; With. 

 Ibis, 1888, p. 468 ; Scl. Sf Hudson, Aryeiit. Orn. ii. p. 26 (1889). 



Megaceryle torquata, Beichmb. Handb., Alced. p. 24,Taf. 411. fig. 3i06 



(1851) ; Burm. Th. Bras. ii.p. 404 (1856) ; id. La-Plata Reis. ii. 

 p. 446 (1861). 



ytreptocerjde torquati, -S/j. Consp. Valuer. Anis. p. 4. (1854) ; Cah. Sf 

 Heine, Mus. Ilein. ii. p. 150 (1860) ; Cab. J. f. 0. 1862, p. 161. 



Megaceryle caesia, Reichenb. Handb., Alced. p. 24, Taf. 411. fio-. 3107 

 (1851) ; Burm. Th. Bras. ii. p. 405, note (1856). 



Chloroceiyle torquata, Scl. Cat. Amer. B. p. 264 (1862). 



Adult male. General colour above slaty blue, with a narrow 

 black stripe down the centre of each feather, more distinct on the 

 head, which is strongly crested ; quills blackish, the inner web pure 

 white at the base, extending for half the length of the feather, the 

 secondaries tipped with white and irregularly barred with black on 

 the inner web, the outer web slaty blue externally, with here and 

 there a few little spots of white ; tail-feathers blackish, the middle 

 feathers slaty blue with only the centre black, the others edged ex- 

 ternally with slaty blue, and all more or less spotted and barred with 

 white ; throat, cheeks, and sides of nock pure white, as well as a collar 



