16. HA.LCTON. 259 



Cyanalcyon pyrrhopj'gia, B}}. Coyisj). Vol. Anis. p. 9 (1854). 

 Sauropatis pyrrhopygia, Cab. Sf Heine, Mus. Hein, Th. ii. p. 161 



(1860). 

 Dacelo pyrrhopygia, Schl. Mus. Pays-Bas, Alced. p. 39 (1863). 



Adult. General colour above green, streaked with white on the 

 scapulars, which are white at the base or on their inner margin : 

 entire back from the mantle downwards orange-rufous, the upper 

 tail-coverts with greenish centres ; entire wing greenish blue, 

 brighter blue along the shoulder and on the outer aspect of the 

 quills, the latter being otherwise dusky blackish with white inner 

 edges ; tail-feathers greenish blue, whitish towards the ends of the 

 inner webs ; the shafts of the feathers black, the outer feather 

 externally whitish ; crown of head green, streaked with white 

 edges to the feathers, those on the occiput being white with green 

 centres ; a streak of white from the base of the nostrils extending 

 over the eye and widening out above the ear-coverts and encircling 

 the occiput below the long crest-feathers; a loral spot, feathers 

 below the eyes, and ear-coverts black, joining a black collar round 

 the hind neck, which is succeeded by a broad white collar which 

 joins the sides of the neck ; cheeks and under surface of body 

 entirely white, with a faint tinge of buff ; under wing-coverts and 

 axillaries white, as also the quiU-lining : " bill black, the base of 

 the lower mandible flesh-white ; feet dark olive-brown ; iris 

 blackish brown" {J. Gould). Total length 8"o inches, culmeu l-J, 

 wing 3'85, tail 2-7, tarsus 0-6. 



Young birds are much duller in colour, are not so blue, and have 

 dusky blackish fringes to the breast-feathers. 



ffah. The whole of Australia, excepting the Western and South- 

 western portions. 



a. Ad. sk. Namoi plains {J. Gould). Jardiue Coll. 



b. Ad. sk. River Darling, Oct. 4. Capt. Sturt [C.]. 



c. d. Ad. St. South Australia. Sir George Grey [P.], 

 e,f. Ad. sk. Cape York {J. T. Cockeiell). Salvin-Godman CoU. 

 ^. c? ad. sk. N.W.Australia. J. R. Elsey, Esq. [P.]. 

 h,i,k. cJad.et Derby, N.W. Australia (J. H. Capt. Bowyer-Bower. 



imin.; I. J Boicyer-Boicer). 



imm. sk. 



30. Halcyon cinuamominus. 



Halcyon cinnamomina, Sivainson, Zool. Illustr. ser. i. vol. ii. pi. 67 

 (1821) ; Vir/. ^- Horsf. Trans. Li?m. Soc. xv. p. i06 (1827) ; Goidd, 

 Syn. B. Austr. part iii. (1838) ; Grai/, Gen. B. i. p. 97 (1846) ; id. 

 B. Trop. Isl. Bacific Ocean, p. 5 (1859) ; id. Hand-l. B. i. p. 93, 

 no. 1123 (1809) ; Sharpe, Monogr. Alced. p. 213, pi. 80 (1870) ; 

 Finsch, Journ. Mus. Godeffr. Heft xii. p. 20 (1876). 



Todirhamphus cinnaiuominus, i?/;. Consp. i. p. 157 (1850) ; Reichmd) . 

 Ifand/K, Alced. p. '-'d, Taf. 420. tig. 3140 (1851) ; Cass. Cat. Hale. 

 Philad. Mus. p. 12 (1852) ; id. U.S. Expl. Hxped., Birds, p. 220 

 (1858). 



Sauropntis cinuainoiiiina, Cab. Sf Heine, Mus. Hein. Th. ii. p. 159 

 (1860). 



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