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Salvad. Orn. Pap. I, p. 500. 



Dacelo macrorhina Schl. Alced. (Revue), p. 18. 



One old female (11 January) in full plumage. 

 [Iris brown, upper mandible black, lower mandible bluish 

 grey, feet greenish. Schiidler]. 



49. Sauromarptis Gaudichaudi (Quoy & Gaim.). 



Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. M. XVII, p. 209. 



Salvad. Orn. Pap. I, p. 487. 



Dacelo Gaudichaudi Schl. Alced. (Revue), p. 11. 



Four adult specimens (2 males: 8 December and 17 Fe- 

 bruary ; 2 females: 15 December and 3 January); all in 

 full plumage ; no signs of moult. 



[Iris brown, bill greenish, along the culmen into blackish, 

 feet greyish green. Schadler]. 



50. Halcyon chloris (Bodd.). 



Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. M. XVII, p. 273. 

 Sauropatis chloris Salvad. Orn. Pap. I, p. 470. 



Two old specimens ; the female (January) shows the head 

 above, back and shoulders dull olive-green, whereas in the 

 male (March) these parts are dark blue, nearly as bright 

 as the wings and tail. 



[Iris brown, bill black, basal half of lower mandible 

 white, feet dark grey. Schadler] . 



51. Tanysiptera nympha Gray. 



Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. M. XVII, p. 298. 

 Salvad. Orn. Pap. I, p. 452. 



A single skin (old female: 17 Dec.) in full plumage; 

 lower parts deep cinnamon, on the breast into vermilion 

 rump and upper tailcoverts rich vermilion. 



mm. mm. mm. mm. 



Al. 95; caud. 75; middle rectr. 154; culm. 31. 

 [Iris light brown, bill red, feet orange. Schadler]. 



Notes frora tlae Leyden UYXuseuxn, "\^ol. X.!XIX. 



