78 BIRDS OF BRITISH BURMAH. 



Genus PELARGOPSIS, Gloger. 



467. PELARGOPSIS AMAUROPTERA. 



THE BROWN-SHOULDERED STORK-BILLED KINGFISHER. 



Halcyon amauroptera, Pears. J. A. S. B. x. p. 635 ; Jerd. B. Ind. i. p. 224. 

 Pelargopsis amauroptera, Sharpe, Mon. Alced. p. 97, pi. 30 ; Bl. B. Burm. 

 p. 70 ; Armstrong, S. F. iv. p. 305 ; Hume fy Dav. S. F. vi. p. 73 ; Hume, S. F. 



viii. p. 85. 



Description. Male and female. The whole head and neck, the entire 

 under surface and the under wing-coverts deep cinnamon-buff, occasion- 

 ally obsoletely barred with black on the neck ; back, rump and the shorter 

 upper tail-coverts bright silvery blue ; the longer tail-coverts and the 

 whole of the wings and tail dark cinnamon-brown. In the immature 

 bird the wing-coverts are edged with fulvous. 



Bill deep crimson; legs scarlet; irides brown. (Jerdon.) 



Length about 14 inches, tail 4, wing 5'8, tarsus '6, bill from gape 3*7. 



The Brown-shouldered Stork-billed Kingfisher occurs along the whole 

 sea-coast line of British Burmah, coming inland only as far as the tidal 

 waters penetrate. It appears to be not uncommon ; but I have never had 

 the opportunity of observing it. 



It extends along the coast, north to Bengal and south to Junk Ceylon 

 in the Malay peninsula. 



Although this fine Kingfisher appears to be restricted to salt or brackish 

 waters, yet it is occasionally found elsewhere ; for Capt. Wardlaw Ramsay 

 procured it at Yeytho, on the road leading from Rangoon to Prome, and 

 about forty miles from the former town. Its habits are similar to those of 

 the next species. 



468. PELARGOPSIS BURMANICA 



THE BURMESE STORK-BILLED KINGFISHER. 



Pelargopsis burmanica, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1870, p. 67 ; id. Mon. Alced. p. 109, pi. 35 ; 

 Ball, S. F. i. p. 57 j Hume, S. F. ii. p. 165, iii. p. 50; Bl. B. Burm. p. 70 j 

 Bingham, S. F. v. p. 83 ; Hume fy Dav. S. F. vi. p. 73 j Hume, S. F. viii. p. 85 ; 

 Bingham, S. F. ix. p. 154. 



Description. Male. Forehead, crown, nape, lores, cheeks and ear- 

 coverts light brown ; the whole lower plumage and under wing- coverts 

 orange-buff, pale on the chin and throat, and with fine wavy cross bars on 



