6. CETX. 189 



Cevx solitaria, Tem^ij. PI. Cul. iv. pi. 595. fig. 2 (1836) ; Miill. Verh. 

 Land- en Vvlkenk. p. 2i> (18:19-44) ; Gray, P. Z. S. 18o8, pp. 172, 

 190; id. Cat B. New Guinea,T^^. 21, 55 (1859) ; id. P. Z. i>. 1859, 

 p. 155, 18()1, p. 4.33; Finsch, Keu-Guinea, p. 161 (1865); Posenb. 

 Pei.s iiaar. Zuidoosfereil. p. 35 (1867); Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1868, 

 pp. 271, 597; id. Monorp: Alced. p. 115, pi. 38 (1808); Gray, 

 Iland-l. B. i. p. 95, no. il50 (1869) ; Stihad. Atti R. Accad. Sci. 

 Torino, iv. p. 4G8 (1869) ; Hharpp, P. Z. S. 1869, p. 509 ; Salvad. 

 Ann. 3Iu.i. Cir. Genov. yi. p. 764 (1875: Batanta), viii. p. 397 

 (1876 : Krudu) ; Sd. P. Z. S. 1876, p. 360 (New Guinea), 1877, 

 p. 105 ; Gould, B. Netu Guin. iv. pi. 45 (1876) ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. 

 Cir. Genov. x. pp. 126, 301 (1877) ; Pamsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. 

 W. iii. p. 259 (1878) ; Sharps, Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. xiii. p. 492 

 (1878) ; n Albert. ^- Salvad. Ann. Mas. Civ. Genov. xiv. p. 49 

 (1879) ; Pam.my, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. TV. iv. p. 96 (1879) ; 

 Salvad. Orn. Papuasia, i. p. 420 (1880) ; Sharpe, Journ. Linn. 

 Soc, Zool. xvi. p. 429 (1882 : Tabiiri ; Milne Bay) ; Meyer, Zeitsch. 

 yes. Orn. i. p. 275 (1884 : Aru Islauds) ; Nehrk. J. f. O. 1885, 

 p. 31 (WaigioLi); Guillem. P. Z. S. 1885, p. 626 (Salawati : 

 Waigiou) ; Salvad. Ayy. Orn. Papuasia, i. p. 5.3 (1889). 



Alcyone solitaria, Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 82 (1847) ; Bp. Consj). i. 

 p! 158 (1850) ; Eeichenb. Hayidb., Alced. p. 7, Taf. 398. fig. 3067 

 (1851) ; Bp. Consp. Vol. Anis. p. 10 (1854) ; Ro.senb. Nat. Tijdschr. 

 Kederl. Ind. xxv. p. 231 (1863) ; id. J. f. O. 1864, p. 118. ' 



Tliei-osa solitaria, Miill. MSS., teste Bp. Co?isp. i. p. 158 (1850). 



Alcedo menintiug (>iec Horsf.), Scl. Journ. Proc. Linn. Soc. ii. p. 156 

 (18.58). 



Aleedo solitaria, Schl. Mus. Pays-Bas, Alced. p. 17 (1863) ; id. Vog. 

 Aederl. Lid. Alced. pp. 12, 48, pi. 3. fig. 5 (1864) ; id. Mus. Pays- 

 Bas, Alced. Revue, p. 9 (1874) ; Rosenb. Reis. naar Geelvinkb. 

 p. 195 (1875). 



Ceyx (Therosa) solitaria, Salvad. Atti R. Accad. Torino, iv. p. 474 

 (1879). 



Adult. Head and nape black, banded with bright ultramarine ; 

 back and scapulara rich ultramarine ; cheeks and wing-coverts 

 black, spotted with bright ultramarine ; (|uills blackish, the inner 

 web dusky towards the base, the secondaries narrowly edged with 

 blue ; tail black, edged with blue ; throat white ; loral spot and a 

 longitudinal band along the sides of the neck yellowish white ; 

 entire under surface light orange : bill entirely black ; feet orange. 

 Total length 5 inches, culmen 1-3, wing 2-1, tail 0-8, tarsus 0-2. 



Hah. New Guinea, Waigiou, Batanta, Mysol, Krudu, Jobi, 

 Misori, Aru Islands, New Ireland. 



a. Ad.sk. [New Guinea: Sharpe Coll.'] Tweeddale Coll. 



b, c. Ad. et jun. Salawati. Wallace Coll. 

 sk. 



(/. Ad. sk. Milne Bay, S.E. New Guinea. C. Hunstein [C.]. 



e. 2 ad. sk. Mvsol (A. R. Wallace : Sharpe Tweeddale Coll. 



Coll.). 



f. 2 ad. sk. Aru Islands. Wallace Coll. 



y-n. Ad. sk. Aru Islands {J. T. Cockerell). Salviu-Godman Coll. 



0. Ad. sk. New Ireland {Rev. G. Brown). Tweeddale Coll. 



