16. HALCYON. 



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with white feathers, except on the edges, where they are black ; 

 feet dark red, brownish in front of the tarsus ; claws dark horn- 

 coloui" ; iris dark brown " (ff. W. Gates). Total length 11 inches, 

 culmen 2-4, Aving 5, tail 3'4, tarsus 0-55. 



Adult female. Does not differ in colour from the male. Total 

 length 11 inches, culmen 2-4, wing o'l, tail 3, tarsus 0*5. 



Young birds have dusky blackish fringes to the feathers of the 

 breast. 



JJab. Southern India and Ceylon, Indo-Malayan countries and 

 islands, south to Celebes, north to China and Corea. 



a. 5 ad. sk. 



b,c,d. Ad.; 



e. Imm. sk. 

 /-/. c? ad. et imm. ; 



7)1. 2 ad. sk. 

 n. (5 ad. sk. 



o. cJ ad. sk. 

 p. Ad. sk. 



y. 2 imm. sk. 



i: (S ad. ,«k. 

 s, t. 2 ad. sk. 



u. cJ ad. sk. 

 v,w,.v. c?; i/-f'. 



2 ad. et imm.sk. 

 </'. (S imm. sk. 



h', i' 2 imm. sk. 



k', I'. Ad. sk. 

 wi'. 2 f-d. sk. 

 n',o'. c? 2^d. sk. 

 jj',q',r'.(S} s'-v'. 



2ad.etimm.sk. 

 u-', X . Ad. et 



imm. sk. 



y', s'.c?ad.;a".2 



ad. sk. 

 b". i ad.sk. 

 c"-f''. (S ad. sk. 

 <j'', h" <S 2 ad.sk. 

 i", k". 2 ad. sk. 

 I". Ad. sk. 

 fu". cJ ad. sk. 

 7i"-s". cJ ; t" , u" . 



2ad.etimm.sk. 

 v" , ic". Ad. sk. 

 a-"-z". Ad. sk. 

 a^-c^.(S imm.sk. 



(P. cJ imm. sk. 



Malvan, S. Konlian, Jan. 18 



{G. Vidal). 

 Sunderbunds, Dec, Jan. 



Elephant Point, Burma, Dec, 

 Jan. (J. Armstroiif/). 



Palow, Thayetmyo District, 

 Sept. 21 (E. W. O.) 



Lower Pegu, Oct. 3 (E. JV. O.). 



Salt Water Creek, Irawady 

 Delta. 



Kaukarvit, Teuasserim, Sept. 

 16 (/. Darling). 



Wippitau, Dec. 9 (/. D.). 



Thatoue, Oct., Dec. (W. 

 Davison). 



Karope, March 24 ( W. D.) 



Amherst, Dec. to March (J. 

 Armstrong). 



Moulmein, Sept. 14 [R. C. 

 Beavan). 



Attaran River, near Moul- 

 mein, Dec. ( jr. D.). 



Tavov, April {TF.D.). 



Nwaiabo, April 11 (IF. D.). 



Bopyiu, Dec. 19 ( IV. D.). 



Mergui, Nov. Dec. ( JF. D.). 



Tenasserim River, Nov. ( Tf. 



D.). 

 Pabyin, Nov. 15 ( W. D.). 



Pakchan, Jan. 16 ( JF. D.). 

 BaukasooD, Dec. ( W. D.). 

 Kopah, Jan. 19 (J. Darlimj). 

 Salang, March (J. Darling). 

 Penang ( D/\ Cantor). 

 Peuang, Dec. 15 {W. D.). 

 Klaug, Salangore, Oct. to 



Feb. ( W. D.). 

 Malacca {Sharpe Coll.). 

 Malacca, Aug. (W. D.). 

 Kuroo State, Nov., March 



(ir.D.). 



Pulo Seban, Oct. 24 ( W. D.). 



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