132 ALCEDINID^. 



1886, p. 60 ; Berl. J. f. O. 1887, iii. pp. 23, 121 ; Scl. ^- Hudsoyi, 

 Argent. Orn. ii. p. 27 (1889) ; Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. N. Y. ii. 

 p. 101 (1889). 



Cldovoceryle americana, Reichenh. Hand/)., Alced. p. 27, Taf. 413. 

 fif>-9. 3112-13 (1851) ; Burm. Th. Bras. ii. p. 407 (1856) ; Cah. 8^ 

 Heine, Mus. Hein. Th. ii. p. 147 (1860) ; Burm. Reis. La-Plata, 

 ii.p.447 (1861); Scl. Cat. Amer. B. p. 265 (1862) ; Barrotos, Auk, 

 1. p. -IQ (1884). 



Chlorocervle chalcites, Reichenh. Hundh., Alced. p. 28, Taf. 415. 

 figs. 3120-21 (1851) ; Burm. Th. Bras. ii. p. 408, note (1856). 



Ceryle cabanisi {nee Tsch.), Scl. ^- Salt). P. Z. S. 1879, p. 534; 

 Bei-lepsch ^ Tacz. P. Z. S. 1883, p. 571, 1885, p. 187. 



Adult male. General colour above bronzy green ; scapulars like 

 the back, but with white bases, the inner or dorsal scapulars 

 white, tipped with green ; wing-coverts green like the back ; 

 bastard-wing, primary-coverts, and quills blackish, externally green ; 

 the quills with three bands of white, caused by spots of white on 

 the outer webs ; the inner webs more numerously notched or 

 spotted with white, sometimes four, and even five, in number, these 

 spots becoming merged together near the base of the inner web, so 

 as to form a large white patch, which increases in size on the 

 inuer secondaries ; two centre tail-feathers entirely green, the next 

 pair with a few white spots on the inner web and showing a little 

 white near the base ; on all the other tail-feathers the white is 

 more developed, and the green colour so restricted that it forms a 

 broken band near the end of the feather with two white spots 

 near the end of the inner web ; crown of head, sides of face, and 

 ear-coverts green like the head ; the cheeks white, forming a broad 

 band which extends backwards and forms a coUar round the hind 

 neck ; throat also white, separated from the cheeks by a malar 

 line of green feathers ; lower throat, fore neck, and breast bright 

 chestnut ; abdomen white ; flanks thickly spotted with bronzy-green 

 ends to the feathers ; the lower breast-feathers also green-tipped, so 

 as to form a band which skirts the rufous of the bre;ist on its 

 lower aspect ; under tail-coverts white, also spotted with green ; 

 under wing-coverts white, with dusky bases. Total length G-5 inches, 

 culmen 1-6, wing 3-2, tail 2-3, tarsus 0-35. 



AduU female. Similar to the male above, but differing below ; 

 the throat, breast, and flanks ochreous buft', with a band of green 

 across the upper breast ; on the lower breast a second band of green- 

 spotted feathers like the flanks, this second band not clearly defined 

 like the upper one, but rather broken in the middle. Total length 

 6'5 inches, culmen 1-8, wing 3-1, tail 2-4, tarsus 0'35. 



Young birds may be told by their duller colour, being more of an 

 olive bronzy green, and by the minute fulvous spots on the wing- 

 coverts and crown. 



Hab. The greater part of South America from Colombia to 

 Ecuador, Guiana, Amazonia, and Brazil. 



a, b. S ad. st. South America. Old Coll. 



c. d" jiiv. sk. South America. Sclater Coll. 



