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Fara. Halcyonidcs, Vigors. — Genus Halcyon, Svains. Crab-eater. 



32. Halcyon Smyrnensis. Alcedo Smyrnensis, Linn. Smyrna Kings- 



Jtsher. 

 In the description of this bird authors appear to have omitted to 

 mention the chestnut small wing-coverts, and fine rich choco- 

 late black medial wing-coverts. This species frequents vvell 

 irrigated gardens and old wells rather than brooks or rivers. 

 Grasshoppers were frequently found in the stomach. 



Genus Alcedo, Auct. Kingsfisher. 



33. Alcedo rudis, Linn. Black and JVhite Kingsfisher, Edw., pi. 9. 

 In all Colonel Sykes's specimens the malė bird is distinguished 



from the female by a single or broken double black bar across 

 the breast. 



34. Alcedo Bengalensis, Gmel. Little Indian Kingsfisher, Edw., pi. 1 1. 

 This species afiects brooks : it is never seea in gardens. 



Genus Ceyx, La Cėp. 



35. Ceyx tridactyla, La Cep. BufF., PI. Enl. 778. fig. 2. 



This very beautiful bird differs from BufFon's dravving only in a 

 purple spot terminating the ridge of the bill, and in a reddish 

 spot on each side of it. 



Tribus Dentirostres, Cuv. * 



Fam. Muscicapidcc, Vigors. — Genus Muscipetn, Cuv. 



36. Muse. Paradisi, Cav. Mas. Muse. alba ; capite crisiato colloque 



violaceo-atris ; pteromatihus remigibusque atris albo marginatis; 

 rhachibus rectricum atris. 



Fcem. Dorso, alis, cauddcue castaneis ; corpcre subtus albo; 

 gutture, colio, pectore, nuchūque griseis, hdc saturatiori; capite 

 cristato violaceo-atro ; remigibus Jiiscis. 

 Longitudo corporis lOį unc, caudce 6. 

 Muscicapa Paradisi, Linn. Paradise Flycatcher, Lath. Avis 

 Paradisiaca orienfalis, Seba, 1. 1. 52. f. 3. Pied Bird of Pa- 

 radise, Edw., pi. 113. 



37. Muscipeta Indica, Steph., vol. 13. p. 111. Mas. Muse. corpcre 



supra castaneo, subtus albo; pectore grisescenti ; capite cristato 



collogue violaceo-atris. 



Foem. mari similis, rectricibus duabus mediis paullum elongaiis. 



Statura praecedentis. Irides intense rufo-brunneae. 

 Avis Paradisiaca cristato, Seba, 1. t. 30. f. 5. Upupa Paradisea, 



Linn. Promerops Indicus cristatus, Briss. Crested long-tailed 



Pie, Edvv., pi. 325. 

 These two birds have lately been erroneously considered to be- 

 long to one species. They were never found hovvever by 

 Colonel Sykes (who shot many,) in the šame locality, nor did 

 he observe any intermediate stage of plumage. The difference 

 between the females of the two birds noticed above at once 

 decides the distinction of species. The two centrai tail- 



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