356 MR. R. B. SHARPE ON THE GENUS ALCYONE. [May 13, 
Aleedo tribrachys, Shaw and Nodd. Nat. Misc. pl. 281 (1804). 
Ceyx tribrachys, Cuv. Régn. Anim. i. p. 417 (1817). 
Ceyx cyanea, Less. Traité d’Orn. p. 241 (1831). 
Alcedo australis, Swains. Classif. of Birds, ii. p. 336 (1837). 
A. rostro tenuiore, longiore: pileo haud fasciato: hypochondriis 
rufis. 
Hab. in Australia. 
Above bright ultramarine; wing-coverts blackish, edged with 
ultramarine ; quills blackish, the inner web light rufous at the base, 
the secondaries externally edged with faint blue; tail deep ultra- 
marine above, black beneath; a loral spot pale rufous; throat and 
a longitudinal patch of feathers along the sides of the neck white 
tinged with orange; cheeks, ear-coverts, and sides of the upper part 
of the breast bright ultramarine ; rest of the under surface of the 
body rufous, with a lilac shine on the flanks and under tail-coverts ; 
bill black ; feet red. Total length 6°8 inches, of bill from front 1-8, 
from gape 2°25, wing 2°8, tail 11, tarsus 0°3, middle toe 0°5, hind 
toe 0°2. 
Hab. Australia: New South Wales, and Southern Australia 
(Gould); Cape York (Cockerell) ; Queensland (Mus. R. B. Sharpe). 
This species, which is the commonest of all the genus, is inter- 
mediate between A. diemensis and A. pulchra, which replace it in 
Tasmania and Northern Australia respectively. It is a beautiful 
species, yielding in this respect only to A. pulchra. 
6. ALcyonE PuLCHRA. Resplendent Kingfisher. 
Aleyone pulchra, Gould, P. Z. 8. 1846, p. 19; Gray, Gen. of 
Birds, i. p. 82 (c. 1844); Gould, Intr. to Birds of Austr. p. 31 
(1848) ; Reich. Vég. Neuholl. p. 278 (1850) ; td. Handb. Alced. 
p- 7 (1851); Cass, Cat. Hale. Phil. Mus. p. 5 (1852); Llsey, 
P. Z. 8. 1857, p. 25; Gould, Handb. Birds of Austr. i. p. 141 
(1865). 
A. torque pectorali nullo: abdomine rufo: rostro tenuiore, lon- 
giore: pileo haud fasciato: hypochondriis pulcherrime ultra- 
marines. 
Hab. in Australia septentrionali. 
Above very brilliant ultramarine, a little deeper on the wing- 
coverts; wing-coverts brownish black, edged with ultramarine ; 
wing-feathers brownish, the inner web very light rufous at the base, 
the secondaries externally edged with ultramarine; tail deep blue 
above, black underneath; a small spot in front of the eye light ru- 
fous; throat and a patch of feathers along the sides of the neck 
white tinged with orange; cheeks and ear-coverts brilliant ultra- 
marine ; sides of the body also brilliant ultramarine, extending on to 
the flanks; rest of the under surface of the body deep rich rufous, 
with a lilac shine on the abdomen and under tail-coverts; bill deep 
black ; feet orange. Total length 6-5 inches, of bill from front 1°95, 
from gape 2°2, wing 3:0, tail 1°3, tarsus 0°3, middle toe 0°5, hind 
toe 0°2. 
