84 SPOTTED KINGFISHER. 



is black or dusky, except the basis of the lower 

 mandible, which is orange-coloured : a broad black 

 line runs from the bill on each side the head, in 

 which lines the eyes are placed : above and beneath 

 these black lines pass narrow lines of orange-colour : 

 the throat, breast, belly, thighs, coverts beneath the 

 tail, and inner covert-feathers of the wings are of a 

 fine orange-colour: between the neck and breast 

 passes a broad list or collar of black feathers edged 

 with light ash or whitish: the crown of the head is 

 black, but gradually becomes green on the hinder 

 part of the neck: the sides of the head beneath the 

 eyes are green : the back, rump, upper sides of the 

 wings, and tail are also of a fine glassy dark green, 

 the wings, rump, and tail-feathers having white 

 spots on the edges of their webs: the quills within- 

 side, and the under side of the tail are of a dark 

 ash-colour, with whitish spots on their webs : the 

 tips of the quills without are dusky an inch deep: 

 the legs and feet are of a reddish flesh-colour; the 

 three forward toes remarkably connected together 

 almost to their claws. This curious bird is a native 

 of Guiana in South America." 



