tropical islands of the pacific ocean. 5 



Alcedinid.e. 

 Halcyon albicilla. 



Alcedo albicilla, Cuv, Dumont, Diet, des Sci. xxix. p. 2/3. 

 Dacelo albicilla. Less. Tr. d'Oni. p. 247. 

 Halcyon albicilla, G. R. Gray, Gen. of B. i. p. 79. 

 Todiramphus albicilla, Pr. B. L'Ateneo Ital. 1854, p. 

 Ladroiie or Marian Islands ; New Ireland (Port Praslin). 



Halcyon cinnamomina. B.M. 



Halcyon cinnaynominus, Sw. Zool. Illustr. pi. 67. 



Dacelo ruficeps, Cuv. Less. Tr. d'Oru. i. p. 247. 



Todiramphus Reichenbachii, Hartl. Wiegm. Arch, fiir Naturg. 

 1852, p. 131? 



Todiramphus cinnamominus, Cass. Expl. Exped. (1858) p. 220. 



Todiramphus rujiceps, Pr. B. L'Ateneo Ital. 1854, p. 



' Kiou kiou ' of tlie natives of New Ireland. 



Ladrone or Marian Islands ; New Caledonia ; New Hebrides ; 

 Solomon Islands ; New Ireland (Port Praslin). 



Halcyon vitiensis. B.M. 



Halcyon superciliosa, G. R. Gray, List of Fissir. B.M. p. 56. 



Alcedo collaris, var. I., Forst. Descr. &c. p. 1 63. 



Dacelo vitiensis, Peale, U. S. Expl. Exped. p. 156. 



Todiratnphus vitiensis, Hartl. Wiegm. Arch, fiir Naturg. 1852, 

 p. 130 ; Cass. U.S. Expl. Exped. (1858) pp. 195, 209. pi. 16. 



Todiramphus superciliosusl, Hartl. Wiegm. Arch, fiir Naturg. 

 1852, p. 130. 



Tonga Islands (Tongatabu) ; Feejee Islands (Viti Levu or Am- 

 bow or Ambau, Ovolau, Venua Levu) . 



Halcyon ? 



Alcedo collaris, var. II., Forst. Descr. &c. p. 163. 

 Todiramphus, sp.?, Hartl. Wiegm. Arch, fiir Naturg. 1852, p. 131. 

 Marquesas Islands (Insula S"^ Christiuae or Christmia or St. 

 Christiana or Waitahoo or Tabouata or Ohitahoo .') . 



Halcyon coronata. B.M. 



Dacelo coronata, Peale, U.S. Expl. Exped. p. 160. 



Todiramphus tuta, Cass. U. S. Expl. Exped. 1858, pp. 192, 206. 

 pi. 15. f. 1. 



Todiramphus coronatus, Hartl. Wiegm. Arch, fiir Naturg. 1852, 

 p. 130. 



Todiramphus sucer, pt., Cass. Cat. of Halcyon, p. 



' Netiuig ' of the natives of New Hebrides. 



Samoau or Navigators' Islands (Tutuila orTootooillah or Maouua) ; 

 .' New Hebrides (Enomaugo or Koromango, Aneiteum or Annatom 

 or Annotam or Anattom). 



