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have been only discovered recently, and many large collections 

 have heen sent to Europe before this discovery. I do not 

 doubt in the least that with perseverance^ even in localities 

 w^hich are often visited, species unknown or new to Celebes 

 will be found — not to speak of those regions where no Euro- 

 pean has set his foot, such, for instance, as the central part 

 of the island. 



Pelargopsis melanorhyncha (Temm.). 



Native Malay name, " Radja-udan-puti,^^ i. e. " White King 

 of the Crabs.'' 



On river-sides rather rare ; always in pairs together. On 

 the 26th of February I shot on the river Tamumpan, near 

 Menado, a female; and the male flew for hours up and down the 

 river, crying for its mate; every half hour it passed my resting- 

 place. It has a very quick arrow-like flight, feeds on large 

 and small fishes, and always lays two eggs. I further got 

 specimens at the river near Kima, in North-west Minahassa, 

 in April, and on the Togian Islands in August. 



Iris yellowish brown ; feet red-brown ; claws and bill black. 



Alcedo moluccensis, Blyth, 



Alfurous name in the Minahassa, '' Kikis-wowolean," i. e. 

 " Kingfisher which lives on the river-side." 



A common bird at all times and everywhere on Celebes near 

 the sea-shore and rivers. 



Alcedo bengalensis, Gm. 



I got a specimen of a Kingfisher near Menado which can- 

 not be otherwise determined than A . bengalensis, which species 

 Prof. Schlegel enumerates from Siao, Sangi Islands, whence I 

 got A. moluccensis. I doubt whether it will be possible to 

 keep these two species separate from one another, as th ey do 

 not appear to be separated geographically, 



Alcedo asiatica, Sw. 



I do not remember to have seen this bird in the Minahassa ; 

 if it occurs there at all, it must be very much rarer than A. 

 moluccensis. I brought it from the Togian Islands ; and 

 it has been recorded by other naturalists from other parts of 

 Celebes. 



