230 ALCEDINID^. 



Ball, Sir. F. i. p. 58 (1873 : Andamans) ; Hume, Str. F. ii. p. 168 

 (1874: Nicobars) ; id. Str. F. iv. p. 287 (1876: Andamans). 



Alcedo brama, Less. Cent. Zool. pi. 8 (1830). 



Dacelo atiicapilla, Less. Traiti, p. 246 (1831). 



Alcedo puella, Von Krelhuj, teste Reichenb. J.f. 0. 1854, p. 149. 



Halcyon pileata, Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 79 (1840); id. List Fissir. p. 54 

 (1848) ; Cass. Cat. IMc. Phil. Mus. p. 5 (1852) ; Shroye, Monogr. 

 Aired, p. 169, pi. 62 (1868) ; Grai/, Iland-l. B. i. p. 91, no. 1097 

 (1869); Wald. Litis, 1871, p. 165; Swinh. Litis, 1870, p. 93 

 (Ilainau) ; id. P. Z. S. 1871, p. 347 ; Hokhtc. P. Z. S. 1872, p. 424 

 (Ceylon); Lliime, Str. F. ii. p. 470 (1874), iii. p. 51 (1875: 

 Thajetmyo) ; Arm'^tr. Str. F. iv. p. 30G (Irawady Delta) ; Sharjje, 

 P. Z. S. 1875, p. 101 (Labuan) ; Blyth ^ Wald. B. Burm. p. 70 

 (1875); Sliarjje, Ibis, 1876, p. 33 (Sibu) ; Tioeedd. Ibis, 1877, 

 p. 296 (Lampoug) ; WardUm Ramsay, t. c. p. 456 ; Hume S, 

 Davison, Str. F. \\. pp. 74, 499 (1878 : Tenasserim) ; Ball, Str. F. 

 yii. p. 235 (1878) ; Shar2)e, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 331 (Labuan) ; id. 

 Ibis, 1879, p. 249 (Brunei) ; Leyye, B. Ceylon, i. p. 301 (1879) ; 

 Llxnie, Str. F. yiii. p. 49 (Malacca), p. 85; Binyham, t.c. p. 193 

 (Thoungyeen) ; Vidal, Str. F. ix. p. 49 (1880 : South Konkan) ; 

 Biw/ham, t. c. p. 154 ; Butler, Cat. B. S. Bomb. Pres. p. 19 (1880) ; 

 id. Str. F. ix. p. 382 (1881); Kelham, Lbis, 1881, p. 380 (Perak) ; 

 Gates, Handb. B. Brit. Burm. ii. p. 83 (1883); Nichols. Lbis, 

 1883, p. 243 (Sumatra); Seeb.Lbis,l88^, p. 261 (Yang-tse-KiangR.); 

 Guillem. P. Z. S. 1885, p. 548 (N. Celebes) ; Taez. P. Z. S. 1887, 

 p. 600 (Corea) ; Styan, Lbis, 1887, p. 230 (Foochow) ; Tacz. 

 P. Z. S. 1888, p. 462 (Corea) ; Sliar2)e, Lbis, 1888, p. 197 (Palawan) ; 

 Whitehead, Lbis, 1890, p. 45 (Palawan) ; Steere, List Birds Si- 

 Mavtm. Steere F.rped. Philipp. p. 11 (1890: Balabac, Basilan). 



Entomotbera pileata, Reichenb. Ha?idb., Alced. p. 15, Taf. 401. 

 figs. 3080-81 (1851). 



Eutomobia pileata, Cab. ^- Heine, Mus. Hein. Tb. ii. p. 155 (1860) ; 

 Salvad. Ucc. Born. p. 102 (1874) ; Wald. Trans. Zool. Soc. ix. 

 p. 154 (1875) ; David Sf Oust. Ois. Chine, p. 75 (1877) ; Meyer, 

 Ibis, 1879, p. 61 (Celebes) ; Tacz. J.f. 0. 1881, p. 180 (Askold) ; 

 Miiller, J. f. O. 1882, p. 398 (Salanga) ; Vorderm. Nat. Tijdschr. 

 Nederl. Ind. xlvi. p. 11 (1886); Blasius, Ornis, iy. p. 307 (1888: 

 Palawan). 



Dacelo pileata, Schl. Mus. Pays-Bas, Alced. p. 27 (1863) ; id. Vog. 

 Nederl. Ind., Alced. pp. 22, 54, pi. ix. fig. 2 (1864) ; id. Mus. 

 Pays-Bas, Rev. Alced. p. 18 (1874). 



Adult male. General colour aboye purplish blue on the mantle 

 and scapulars, the centre of the back and rump brighter and more 

 purplish cobalt ; upper tail-coverts and tail-feathers purplish blue, 

 the latter blackish along the inner webs and having black shafts ; 

 wing-coverts black ; bastard-wing, primary- coverts, and outer aspect 

 of quills purplish blue, the latter blackish at the ends, and with 

 broad white bases to the inner webs ; crown of head, sides of face, 

 and ear-coverts black, as well as the base of the cheeks : round the 

 hind neck a broad white collar ; cheeks and throat white, extending 

 down the centre of the breast ; sides of the latter, flanks, abdomen, 

 and under tail-covcrts, under ^^-ing-coverts and axillaries rich orange- 

 buff; quills below black, with a broad white band across the base: 

 " bill deep red : mouth pale red ; eyelids pinkish plumbeous, covered 



