146 OX THE BIRDS OF CELEBES. [1872. 



Meropogox, Bonaparte. 



39. Meropogox forstexi (Temm.), Bp. Consp. i. p. 164, "Celebes" (1850); Schlcgel, Mus. 

 Pays-Bas, Merops, p. 8 ; Meyer, J. fiir O. 1871, p. 231. 



Hab. Tondano (Forsten) ; llurukan {Meyer). 



Mr. AVallace foiled in obtaining this species (Ibis, 1800, p. 142). 



_„„... CORACIID.E. 



Tr. Z. S. vui. 



CoRACiAS, Linnaeus. 



40. CoRACiAS TEMMixcKii (YieiUot), N. Diet. Sc. Nat. xxix. p. 435, "I'Inde" (1819), ex 

 Levaillant, Hist. Nat. Promer. et Guep. iii. Suppl. p. 46, pi. G ; Schlegel, Mus. Pays-Bas, Coraces, 

 p. 138 ; AVallace, Malay Archipel. i. p. 337. 



Coracias impuensis, Quoy et Gaimard, Voy. de I'Astrol. Zool. p. 220, pi. 10, " Dorcy," 

 ^>rore (1830). 



Hab. Kema (Forsten); Gorontalo, Modelido (Von JRosenberg) ; Menado (mus. nostr.); 

 Macassar (Wallace). 



In the ' Hand-list,' no. 899, Mr. G. R. Gray extends the range of this species to the Sula 

 Islands. Mr. Wallace is unable to confirm this statement, but writes to me that it is probable. 

 I have failed in finding any confirmation among the Dutch writers. 



EuRTSTOMUs, Vieillot. , 



41. EuRYSTOMus ORiENTALis (Linn.), S. N. ed. 12, i. p. 159, ex Briss. ; Schlegel, Mus. Pays- 

 Bas, Coraces, p. 139. 



Eurystomus pacijicus (Lath.), ap. "Wallace, P. Z. S. 1862, p. 339. 



Hab. Limbotto, Gorontalo, Bongka, Ayer-pannas, Bone (Tom Rosenberg); Menado {mus. 

 nostr.) ; Indian region. 



The Eurystomus of Celebes belongs to the Asiatic and not to the Australian type, 

 E.paeijicus (Lath.). It is not to be distinguished from Ceylon and Indian examples. 



ALCEDINID.E. 



Daceloxix^. 



MoxAcnALCTON, Reichenbach. 



42. MoNACiiALCYON PRixcEPS (Forsteu), Mus. Lugd. ; Bp. Consp. i. p. 154, " Celebes," adult; 

 Schlegel, Vog. Ned. Ind. Jjsvogels, pi. 7. f. 1, 2, 3. 



Dacelo cyanocephalus, Forsten, Mus. Lugd. 



monachus, Temm. Mus. Lugd. 



Moiiaclialcyon monachus, Sharpe, Mon. Alcedinida-, pt. xi. no. 87. 



Hab. Kcma, Menado (Forsten). 



