ALCEDINnXE. 417 



Ceryle americana, Sharpe, Mon. Alced. p. 89, pi. 26. 

 a, b, c Brazil (Askew} 1837. d S. America (N. C. 

 Strickland) 1838. e Trinidad (Argent} 1851. /. 



2034. Ceryle inda. 



Alcedo inda, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 179. 

 Ceryle inda, Sharpe, Mon. Alced. p. 91, pi. 27. 

 a, b S. America (N. C. Strickland) 1838. 



2035. Ceryle superciliosa. 



Alcedo superciliosa, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 179. 

 Ceryle superciliosa, Sharpe, Mon. Alced. p. 93, pi. 28. 

 a (N. C. Strickland) 1838. 6 S. America (N. C. Strickland) 

 1838. c (Argent) 1851. 



c is a skin of Cayenne make. 



PELARGOPSIS. 

 Pelargopsis, Gloger, Handb. p. 338 (1842). 



2036. Pelargopsis amauroptera. 



Halcyon amauropterus, Pears. J. A. S. B. x. p. G35. 

 Pelargopsis amauroptera, Sharpe, Mon. Alced. p. 97, pi. 30. 

 a India ("Pelargopsis amauropterus" E. Blyth) 1846. 



2037. Pelargopsis leucocephala. 



Alcedo leucocephala, Gm. Syst. Nat. i. p. 456. 



Pelargopsis leucocephala, Sharpe, Mon. Alced. p. 99, pi. 31. 



a E. Indies (Dr Horsfield) 1838. 



2038. Pelargopsis gurial. 



Halcyon gurial, Pears. J. A. S. B. x. p. 633. 

 Pelargopsis gurial, Sharpe, Mon. Alced. p. 105, pi. 34. 

 Halcyon leucocephalus, Jerd. B. Ind. i. p. 222 (nee Gm.). 

 a Ceylon (Bt at Stevens' s] 1843. 



2039- Pelargopsis malaccensis. 



Pelargypsis malaccensis, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1870, p. 67; Mon. 

 Alced. p. 107. 



a India ("Halcyon capensis" E. Blyth] 1846. 



A skin agreeing with the description of this Malaccan race. 

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