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SUB-FAMILY DACELONIN^E. 

 Bill more or less depressed ; culmen rounded or flattened, and even grooved. 



GENUS SYMA. Tomia serrated. 



446. S. flavirostriS, Old., Yellow-billed Kingfisher. 



Adult Male. Back and scapulars greenish-brown ; quills blackish, 

 externally bluish -green, except first primary, which is edged with 

 buff ; lower back, rump, and upper tail coverts dull greenish-blue ; 

 tail dark blue ; head and hind-neck, as well as under surface of 

 body, cinnamon-rufous ; bill all yellow. 



Female. Black patch in centre of crown ; broken collar. 



Total length, 7 in. ; culmen, T5 in. ; wing, 3 in. ; tail, 2 '3 in. ; 

 tarsus, 0'5 in. 



Hab. : 1, 2. 



GENUS DACELO. Culmen ascending towards end of upper mandible. 



447. D. JiiliJlS, Bodd., Brown Kingfisher (Laughing Jackass). 



Crown rufous-brown in centre ; white on sides of crown ; a band 

 of brown on nape. 



Hab. : (2), 3, 4, 6, 7. 



448. D. leachii, Vig. and Hors., Leach Kingfisher. 



Head distinctly striped ; portion of wing and upper tail coverts 

 blue ; upper surface strongly marked. Male has blue tail ; female 

 a red one. 



Total length, 17 in. ; culmen, 3 in. ; wing, 8 in. ; tail, 5 in. ; 

 tarsus, 1 in. 



Hab. : 1, 2, 3. 



449. D. cervina, Gld., sub-sp. (includes D. occidentalis, Gld.), Fawn- 



breasted Kingfisher. 



Similar to D. leachii, but smaller, and with a similar blue tail, 

 but slightly fulvescent below. Adult female has cinnamon tail, 

 barred with blue. 



Total length, 15 in. ; culmen, 3 in. ; wing, 7 '5 in.; tail, 5 in. ; 

 tarsus, 1 in. 



Hab. : 1, 2, 8. 



GENUS HALCYON. Bill compressed ; culmen grooved laterally. 



450. H. madeayi, Jardine and Selby, Macleay Kingfisher. 



Crown of head deep ultramarine blue ; mantle blue ; under tail 

 coverts white ; under surface white. Male, but not female, has 

 white collar on hind -neck. 

 Hab. : 1, 2, 3, 4, 8. 



451. H. pyrrhopygillS, Gld., Red-backed Kingfisher. 



Back and rump cinnamon ; head green, streaked with white ; 

 under surface white. 



Hab. : 1 to 4, 6 to 9. 



452. H. SanctllS, Vig. and Hors. , Sacred Kingfisher. 



Head greenish blue ; upper surface dull green ; under surface of 

 body and under wing coverts orange buff, as also the collar. 

 Hab. : 1 to 9. 



453. H. SOrdidllS, Gld., Mangrove Kingfisher. 



Head and back dusky-green or blackish ; under surface of body 

 and under wing coverts white, sometimes with a slight shade of buff 

 on sides and under wing coverts. 

 Hab. : 1, 2, 3. 



