158 Dr. A. Giinther on a new Species o/'Zootoca. 



coverts delicate pale grey, deeply tinted on the crown, throat, 

 and abdomen with a roseate hue ; forehead pure white ; a 

 broad triangular patch on the nape rich cupreous chestnut ; 

 entire back, and all the wing-coverts and upper tail-coverts, 

 rich copper-colour ; first three primaries above dark slate-grey, 

 the remainder washed with green ; rectrices above green, with 

 a cupreous tinge ; under tail-coverts chocolate. 



Wing 8*50 inches, tail 5'50, bill from forehead 1*25, tarsus 1, 

 middle toe with claw 1*90. 



Described from a male example obtained in the Tojian 

 islands, Celebes, by Dr. Bernhard Meyer. 



It is a representative form of C. paulina, but differs by 

 being copper-coloured instead of green ; its dimensions are 

 also less. 



Alcedo Beavani. 



At page 487 of the twelfth volume of this Journal I de- 

 scribed as new, under the title of Alcedo rufigastra, a species 

 of kingfisher of which examples had been sent to me from 

 the Andaman Islands. A specimen obtained by the late 

 Captain Beavan in Maunbhoom, on comparison, proved to be 

 identical ( l Ibis,' 1874, p. 136). But as no such species had 

 been procured on the Indian continent by any other collector, 

 it occurred to me that Captain Beavan's specimen had become 

 separated from his Andaman collection, and had accidentally 

 acquired an erroneous locality. This conclusion subsequent 

 discoveries now convince me was erroneous, and I unwittingly 

 did injustice to my late friend's proverbial accuracy. I have 

 since obtained examples from Assam. It has, I believe, been 

 found at the foot of the Himalayas ; and Mr. Ball writes to 

 me that it has occurred in the Rajmehal hills, and he believes 

 that it has also been obtained in Cuttack. Its claim to rank 

 as a species belonging to the Indian continent is therefore 

 established ; and I wish, by changing the hybrid title of 

 rujigastra to that of Beavani^ to commemorate the original 

 discoverer of this species. 



XXII. — Description of a new European Species of Zootoca. 

 By Dr. Albert Gunther, F.R.S. 



Amon(t the reptiles collected by Lord Lilford during his last 



