16. HALcroN. 229 



Dacelo meknoptera, Schl Mus. Pays-Bas, Alced. p. 27 (1863) • id 



Dacelo cyaniventns, &chL Mu,. Pays-Bas, Bevul Alced. p. 18 (1874). 



AduU. General colour above brilliant blue, from the mantle and 



the point of the carpal band washed with blue ; bastard-win- and 



oumr';r"'-^'"^'\T'^^^-^^'^^'^^ also the outer speTfc^f 'ie 

 quills; the primaries blackish at the ends, with the inner web 

 white for nearly is whole extent ; the innermost secondarie deeTer 

 blue like the back; tail-feathers bright cobalt^bhie with blacS 



hafs; crown of head, sides of face, and ear-coverts black ; heeks 

 throat, fore neck, and sides of neck deep maroon-chestnut extend 



n^ in a collar round the hind neck, where it is washed with bte 

 chin hoary white; remainder of under surface of body deen rlh 

 blue,a 1. tlemore purplish than the blue of the back thio-hs black 

 under ta.I-coverts blue, slightly washed with rufous •' axUla ie and 

 under wmg-coverts black; edge of wing blue; qui Is blaei beW 



hind neck and followed by a broad collar of br I'ck-red he^^ rlJs 

 with a slight purplish lustre; remainder of under surface du 



"^^^^^^^ ''' ^--^^-^-- -^ ^^'^^ 

 Bah. Java. 



a. Ad. sk. Java 



J, M. Ad.sk. Java (^^. O..,. SSeCoI. 



/ Ad. si Sva ^ " '■ *'""''"^ ^'"^'-^ Tweeddaie Coll. 



y. Juv. sk. ' ' ■ Purchased. 



'■!"• ^;Jr- Wallace Coll. 



India Mu.<euni. 

 A. Ad. St Tnv. (Type of If. o/«»ic„for.) 



^- LaugierCoU. 



6. Halcyon pileatus. 



Martin-peeheur de la Chine, Daubent. PL Enl vii. pi 073 



(1780)!"'^' ' '"^ '"''*"'' ''°''' I^"ff- Sid. Nat.Oi,. vii. p. igQ 

 Black-capped Kinglisher, Lath. Gen. Syn. i. pt. 2, p. G24 (178'^) 

 Alcedo pileata, Bodd. Tabl. PL EnL p. 41 (1783) ' ^^" 



Al^e^do atricapilla, Gn^.^d. Kat.i. p. 453 (1788) ; Latk. Ind. Oru. 



1. p. -.01 (1/90) ; Pc!^. J ram. Linn. Soc. xiii. p. 293 (18-'0) 

 Ilalcyou atricapilla, f%. Mem. Raffi. p. 655 (18o'0) ; Bh,th Cut B 

 Mus. As. Soc. p. 47 (1849) ; Bp. t'onsp. i. p.'loo (ISooK^ ci.:?' 



'■iMa, 1. pi. 4-, (181,0); Polz. Pfis. ^„vara, Voy. p. 49 (lS(r,); 



