JAVA KINGFISHER. 6? 



common in Malimba about the sea-coasts, from 

 which it rarely departs, and frrds on worms and 

 fish. 



JAVA KINGFISHER. 



Alcedo Javanicu. A. cxrulea d'jrso thalassino, capite collo cor- 



poreque subtus albido-Jiarescentibus, i-ertice tngro striato. 

 Blue Kingfisher, with sea-green back, \ello\vish\vhite head, neck, 



and body; the crown of the head streaked with black. 

 Alcedo leucocepliala. A. Tiridi-cicrulea, capite collo corporequc 



subtus albo-jlui-eocentibus, gula alba, verlice nigro-striato. Lath. 



ind. om. 

 Martin-pescheur a tete et cou couleur de paille. />/T. w'j. IV. 



Enl. 757. 

 White-headed Kingfisher. Lath. syn. 



OF somewhat larger size than the two immedi- 

 ately preceding species, measuring twelve inches 

 in length: the head, neck, and whole under parts 

 are of a straw-colour, but the crown of the head 

 slightly dashed or streaked longitudinally with 

 brown : the wings and tail line deep blue, glossed 

 or clouded with deep green, but the larger quills 

 black: the whole back and rump bright pale-blue 

 with a greenish cast: across the breast a narrow 

 bar of blue, joining that of the shoulders. Native 

 of Java. 



