64 MR. R. B. SHARPE ON THE GENUS PELARGOPSIS. [Jan. 27, 
This new species forms the second of the uncapped section of the 
genus Pelargopsis, the other being the P. leucocephala (Gm.) from 
Borneo. From this latter species it is distinguished by its much 
larger size, and by the green colour of the upper surface of the body, 
this being in P. leucocephala of a rich ultramarine. 
Mr. Blyth has referred to this bird as being the only species to 
which the much-disputed name of Jeucocephala is really referable. 
The specimen on which Mr. Blyth made this remark is a Manilla 
specimen collected by the late Mr. Cuming, and now in the Derby 
Museum at Liverpool. Mr. T. J. Moore, the well-known curator 
of the above-named museum, very kindly sent me the bird to exa- 
mine. I found it apparently quite identical with a specimen in 
Mr. Gould’s collection from Manilla; but, from long exposure to 
light, the Liverpool specimen has become so bleached that all the 
rich ochre colour has completely vanished from the head, leaving 
that portion white, whence Mr. Blyth’s remarks. 
I consider this species to be very distinct from the Javan species 
and from the Bornean, and propose to call it after Mr. Gould, who 
has always most kindly assisted me in my study of Kingfishers. 
4, PELARGOPSIS LEUCOCEPHALA. 
Martin-pécheur de Java, Buff. Pl. Enl. 757. 
Alcedo javana, Bodd. Tabl. Pl. Enl. 757 (1783, ex Buff.). 
White-headed Kingfisher, Lath. Syn. i. pt. ii. p. 678 (1782). 
Alcedo leucocephala, Gm. Syst. Nat. i. p. 456 (1788, ex Lath.) ; 
Lath. Ind. Orn. i. p. 248 (1790); Bonn, etVieill. Enc. Méth. i. p. 288 
(1823); Shaw & Nodd. Nat. Mise. pl. 793 (1807). 
Halcyon leucocephala, Steph. Gen. Zool. viii. p. 100 (1826) ; 
Bonap. Consp. Gen. Av. i. p. 154 (1850); Sclater, P. Z. S. 1863, 
. 213. 
R Alcedo javanica, Shaw, Gen. Zool. viii. p. 67 (1811). 
Halcyon javana, Gray, Gen. of B.i. p. 79 (1846). 
Halcyon javana (part.), Pelz. Reise d. Nov. Vog. p. 49 (1865). 
Bakaka and Rajah udong of the natives of Banjermassing 
(Motley). 
Head and back of the neck pale ochre; back of the neck richer 
ochre ; upper part of the back and scapularies ultramarine, with a 
faint greenish lustre ; lower part of the back extremely rich cobalt ; 
wing-coverts rich ultramarine; quills dark blackish brown, the 
inner web pale ochre at the base, the basal half of the outer web of 
the primaries and the whole of the outer web of the secondaries very 
rich ultramarine ; tail rich ultramarine above, black beneath ; throat 
and cheeks pale ochre; rest of the under surface of the body rich 
ochre, a few of the flanks washed with ultramarine; bill dark-seal- 
ing-wax red ; feet dark red. Total length 13 inches, of bill from 
front 3, from gape 3°3, wing 5°8, tail 3°3, tarsus 0°45, middle tue 
0-1, hind toe 0°45. 
Hab. Borneo, Sarawak (Wallace); Banjermassing (Motley) ; 
Labuan ( Moéley). 
As Lord Walden has suggested (P. Z. S. 1866, p. 553), the bird 
