ALCEDINIDA—KINGFISHERS. 13 
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Order COCCYGES. 
Family ALCEDINIDA. 
Genus ALCEDO. 
KINGFISHER. As 
Alcedo ispida Lzzn. 
Adult Male: Zopof head black, thickly barred with cobalt- 
blue; a patch on either side of neck white; centre of back, 
rump and upper tail-coverts cobalt-blue ; rest of back and wing- 
coverts dark green, the latter spotted with cobalt ; outer webs 
of wing-quills and entire tail-feathers blue; lores and ear- 
coverts pale chestnut; cheeks blue; chin and throat white, 
rest of under parts chestnut ; bill black, red at base beneath ; 
legs and feet red; irides dark brown. Length 6°5 to 7 inches ; 
culmen 1°4; wing 3; tail 1°3; tarsus 0°4. 
Adult Female: Not quite so brightly coloured; bill 
orange at base beneath. 
Young: Differ very little from adults, but are duller, 
especially on the under parts. 
Distribution: Resident in the temperate parts of the 
Western Palearctic region. 
Habitat: Proximity of rivers and streams. 
Genus CERYLE. 
FIED KINGEISHER. 
Ceryle rudis (Zznz). 
Adult Male: Entire upper parts 4/ack and white, more of 
