280 ALCEDISIDiE. 



Adult (type of species). Head dark green, lighter along the sides 

 of the crown and toAvards the nape ; ear-coverts and nape very dark 

 green, almost black ; back and scapulars dcej) green ; -wing-coverts 

 green, inclining to blue ; quills black, lighter at the base, edged 

 externally with greenish blue ; tail greenish blue above, black be- 

 neath ; checks, a collar round the neck, and entire under surface of 

 body white, blotched with greenish black, not so marked on the 

 throat, which is white ; a small loral spot of white ; under wing- 

 coverts blue : upper mandible black, the lower one pale yellow, 

 black towards the tip. Total length 9 inches, culmeu 1-9, wing 4-2, 

 tail 2-6, tarsus 0-4. 



Hab. Celebes. 



Since the typical specimen was discovered by Forsten at Goron- 

 talo, no traveller has met with the species, and it is doubtful if it is 

 more than an accidental variety of fl. chloris. Professor Schlegel 

 took this view in his ' Revue,' p. 22. 



46. Halcyon solomonis. (Plate VII. fig. 2.) 



Halcyon chloris {nee Bodd.), ScI. P. Z. S. 1873, p. 3 (New Ireland) ; 



id. P. Z. S. 1877, p. 105 ; Cab. ^- Peichen. J. f. O. 1876, p. 323 



(' Gazelle ' Exped.) ; Salvad. Ibis, 1880, p. 127 ; Finsch, Ibis, 1881, 



p. 536 (New Britain) ; id. Yoq. der Siidsee, p. 8 (1884). 



Todirbamphus cbloris, Scl. P. Z'.S. 1869, p. 121. 



Halcyon juliae (nee Heine), Tristr.. Ibis, 1879, p. 348 (San Cris- 



toval). 

 Halcvon chloris, var., Pamsay, Proe. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. iv. p. 67 



(1879: Guadalcar.ar). 

 Halcyon salamonis, Pamsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. A\ S. W. vii. p. 21 



(1882 : llgi ; S. Cristoval).' 

 Sauropatis juliae, pt., Salvad. Orn. Papuasia, iii. App. p. 524 (1882). 

 Sauropatis salomonis, Salvad. Ann. Mns. Civic. Genov. xviii. p. 420 

 (1882). 

 Adult female (one of the typical specimens). AUied to //. chloris, 

 and having black car-coverts continued in a very broad nuchal 

 collar ; white occipital patch obsolete ; mantle consijicuously black, 

 below the white nuchal collar ; head bright greenish blue, the sides 

 of the hinder crown brighter blue ; lores and a narrow streak above 

 the ej'e white; cheeks and under surface of body pure white. Total 

 length 8"o inches, culmen 1*8, wing 3'6, tail 2-5, tarsus 0"5. 



Hab. Solomon Islands, Louisiades, New Britain, New Ireland, 

 and the New Hebrides. 



a. Ad. sk. Louisiades. Gould Coll. 



b. c? ad. sk. New Britain (G. Broicn). Tweeddale Coll. 



c. Ad. sk. New Ireland. P. L. Sdater, Esq. [P. 

 <?. Ad. sk. Ugi, Solomon Islands. J.Brenchley,Esq. [P.^ 

 e. 2 ad. sk. Ugi, Solomon Islands. Mr. J. T. Cockerell 



[C.]. 

 /. Ad. sk. Solomon Islands {J. Brazier). Tweeddale Coll. 



g. 2 imm. sk. Aneiteum, New Hebrides, J. MacgilUvray [C.j. 



Oct. 19. 

 h. ? ad. sk. Api, New Hebrides. Voy. of H.M.S. 



' Challenger.' 



