178 ALCEDINID*. 



Grmi, Hand-l. B. i. p. 94, no. 1149 (1869) ; Sharpe, Monor/r. Alccd. 

 p. IlT), pi. 43 (IS70); Sairod. [rcc. Born. p. 99 (1.S74); S/iarpe, 

 P. Z. S. 1S75, p. 101 ; Bni(/(f. Ahhandl. nut. T'er. Bmnen, v. 

 p. 5o2 (1878) ; Sharpe, P. Z.'S. 1879, p. 330 (Labiian) ; Nichokon, 

 Ibis, 1883, p. 89 (Seoilind River) ; Vordn-m. Nat. Tijdschr. Nederl. 

 Ind. xlvi. p. 11 (188G) ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Genov. iv. pp. 535, 

 537 (1887 : Nias) ; Everett, Trans. R. Asint. Soc. Straits Branch, 

 1889, p. 160 ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1890, pp. 18, 283 (Kina Balu). 



Adult male. Similar to C. tridactyla, and having the same spot of 

 bright blue above the ear-coverts, but differs in having the entire 

 back lihic, the mantle being also lilac and not blue ; the scapulars 

 are blue, and the wing-coverts are black, washed with blue ; the 

 quills are entirely black, rufescent only along the inner web below : 

 " bill and feet coral- red ; iris black "' {J. Whitehead). Total length 

 5'2 inches, culmen 1*5, wing 2-3, tail 0'8, tarsus O-So. 



Nestling. As with the nestling of C. tridacfi/la, the nestling of 

 C. dilhvynni is as brightly coloured as the old male, with black 

 wings and scapulars, the lattet as well as the wing-coverts being 

 washed with purplish blue ; the blue spot aboVe the ear-coverts is 

 strongly developed, and there is a little line of blue at the base of 

 the bill ; the bill is blackish horn-colour. 



Hab. Borneo, and the island of Nias off the west coast of 

 Sumatra. 



a. Imra. sk. Labuan [J. Motley : Sharpe Tweeddale Coll. 



Coll.). (Type of species.) 



b-d. 1mm. sk. Labuan (>S';V Huc/h Low). Sharpe Coll. 



e. Ad. sk. Labuan. Sir Hu;:li Low [C.]. 



f,g. lmm.sk. Labuan. Governor tJssher[C.]. 



h. Imm. sk. Trusan, March. A. H. Everett, Esq. 



[C.]. 



i. S imm. sk. Martip [A. H. Everett). Tweeddale Coll. 



Intermediate specimens between C. dillwynni and C. euerythra- 

 (:=C. sharpii, Salvad.). 



Ceyx rufidorsa {nee Strickl), Scl. P. Z. S. 1863, p. 3l3 (Banjar- 



niassiug). 

 Cevx sharpii, Salvad. Atti P. Accad. Sci. Torin. iv. p. 463, cum tab. 



(1869); Sharpe, Ibis, 1869, p. 511; id. Monoyr. Alced. p. 123, 



pi. 42 (1870) ; Walden, Ibis, 1872, p. 368 (Marup) ; Salvad. Ucc. 



Born. p. 98 (1874) ; Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1875, p. 100 (Labuan). 



a-d. Ad.sk. Ijahnim (Sir Hugh Lotv). Sharpe Coll. 



e. Ad. sk. Labuan {Sir Hugh LoW). Tweeddale Coll. 



f, g. Ad. sk. Labuan. Governer Ussher [C.]. 

 h, «< Ad. sk. Labuan, Nov. A. H. Everett, Esq. 



[C.]. 

 k. Juv. sk. N.W. Borneo. Sir Hugh Low [C.]. 



/. Ad. sk. Banjarmassing (/. Motley). Tweeddale (JoU. 



