40 ALCEBINID^. 



Halcyon pyrrhopygius, Gould. 



Todirliamphus pyrrhopy^iius, Gould, UumJh. Birds Austr. i. p. 130(1805). 

 'H.&\cyon^y\-v\\Q\)y^m», Sharpe, Man. Alcedinidce, p. 211 (1870); North, 



Nesfs cS- Uf/g's Austr. Birds, p. 38 (1889) ; Sharpc, Cat. Birds B. M. 



xvii. p. 258 (1892); Le Souef, Vict. Nat. xvi. p. 70 (1899) ; Sharpe, 



Hand-l. ii. p. 59 (1900) ; Campbell, Nests ^' Eg<js Austr. Birds, ii. 



p. 557 (1901). 



The eggs of the Ked-backcd Kingfisher measure from "92 to 1'03 

 in length, and from -84 to -SS in breadth. 



2. South Australia. Gould Coll. 



3. Lachlan River, N.S.W., 2nd Nov. Crowley Bequest. 



{A. J. North). 



Halcyon sacer (Gm.). 



Halcyon sacra, Shmye, Mon. Alcedinidce, p. 223 (1870) ; Layard, P. Z. S. 



1875, p. 427. 

 Halcyon sacer, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. 262 (1802) ; id. Hand-l. 



ii. p. 59 (1900) ; Nekrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 101 (1899). 



The eggs of the White-browed Kingfisher in the Collection measure 

 from 1'08 to 1-17 in length, and from -88 to -93 in breadth. 



6. Fiji Islands (E. L. Layard: Tris- Crowley Bequest. 

 tram Coll.). 



Halcyon occipitalis {Bhjth). 



Halcyon occipitalis, Gates ed. Hume, Nests Sf Eyqs Ind. Birds, iii. p. 19 

 (1890) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. 265 (1892) ; id. Ha7id-L 

 ii. p. 58 (1900). 



Saiiropatis occipitahs, Blanf. Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. p. 137 (1895). 



The egg of Blyth's White-collared Kingfisher in the Collection 

 measures 1-13 by '94. 



1. Camorta, Nicobar Islands, 24th Hume Coll. 



Feb. ( W. Davison). 



Halcyon sanctus, Vlg. Sf Ilorsf. 



Todirampluis sanctus, Got/Id, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 128 (1805). 

 Halcyon sanctus, Sharpe, Mon. Alcedinidee, p. 239 (1870) ; North, Nests 



^- Ef/qs Austr. Birds, p. 37 (1889) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. 



p. 267 (1892); Le Souef, Vict. Nat. xvi. p. 71 (1899); Sharpe, 



Hand-l. ii. p. 60 (1900) ; Campbell, Nests Sf Eqqs Austr. Birds, ii. 



p. 658 (1901). 



The egg.s of the Sacred Kingfisher measure from "90 to 1'04 iu 

 length, and from '83 to '87 in breadth. 



2. Australia. Gould Coll. 



2. Queensland. Gould Coll. 



3. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 



