1868.] MR. R. B. SHARPE ON THE GENUS CEYX. 593 



is larger and brighter than any I have yet seen. This was pur- 

 chased of a dealer, and is said to be from Singapore ; but Lord 

 "Waldeii thinks it may have come from Camboja. The following 

 are the measurements of this specimen. Total length 5-1 inches, 

 of bill from front 1-4, from gape 17, wing 2-4, tail 1, tarsus 0-25, 

 middle toe 0"45, hind toe 0'2. 



2. Ceyx dillwynni, Sharpe, sp. n. Labuan Kingfisher. 



Ceyx tridachjla, Reich. Handb. Alced. p. 8, t. cccciii. h. fig. 

 3389(18.')1); Motley & Dillwvn, Nat. Hist, of Lab. p. 13(1855). 

 Ceyx rufidorsa, Sclater, P.'Z. S. 18G3, p. 213. 



C. capite et uropygio Ulacinis : rostro corallino : macula ad 

 latera colli ccerulea nulla : scapularibus nigris cceruleo lavatis. 



Hab, in insulis "Labuan" et "Borneo" dictis. 



Head, neck, and the whole of the back lilac-rufous, with beautiful 

 sbades of violet ; a little spot at the base of the beak blue ; a longi- 

 tudinal patch of feathers on the sides of the neck white ; scapularies 

 black, washed with bright blue ; tail rufous, blackish towards the 

 tips of the feathers ; wing-coverts rufous ; wing-feathers blackish, 

 the inner web rufous from the base, more conspicuous on the secon- 

 daries, the outer web of the exterior primary rufous for the greater 

 part of its length ; chin and abdomen white ; shoulders, upper part 

 of the breast, flanks, and under wing- and tail-coverts rufous ; bill 

 and feet coral-red. Total length 5'8 inches, of bill from gape 1-5, 

 wing 2-45, tail \-2, tarsus 0-25, middle toe 0'4, hind toe 0'2. 



Hab. Labuan {Dillwyn) ; Banjermassing (Motley). 



The above description and measurements are taken from the type 

 specimen, which has been most kiudly presented to me by Mr. 

 Dillwyn, and now forms part of my collection. I have ascertained 

 that the specimen recorded by Dr. Sclater (/. c.) is referable to this 

 species, by a personal examination of the bird, which is now in Lord 

 Walden's collection. 



3. Ceyx tridactyla (Pall.). Penang Kingfisher. 



Alcedo tridactyla, Pallas, Spic. Zool. vii. p. 10, t. 2. fig. 1 (1769); 

 Linn. Mant. Plant, p. 524 (1771) ; Scop. Del. Faun, et Flor. lusubr. 

 ii. p. 90 (1786) ; Gm. Syst. Nat. i. p. 459 (1788). 



Jlcedo rubra, Bodd. Tabl. PI. Enl. p. 49 (1848). 



Cei/x rubra, Grav, Cat. Fiss. Brit. Mus. p. 49 (1848). 



Daceh rubra, S"chl. Mus. Pays-Bas, Jlced. p. 49 (1863) ; id. 

 Vog. Ned. Ind. Jlced. pp. 40, 68, pi. 16 (1864). 



Alcedo purpurea, Gm. Syst. Nat. i. p. 449 (1788). 



Ceyx purpurea. Less. Traite d'Orn. p. 38 (1830 ; Reich. Handb. 

 Alced. p. 9, t. cccxcviii. fig. 3071 (1851) ; Bonap. Consp. Vol. Anis. 

 p. 9 (1854). 



Ceyx piirpureus, Cuv. Regne Anim. i. p. 120 (1829); Hartl. 

 Journ. f. Orn. 1855, p. 423. 



Ceyx tridactyla, Sykes, P. Z. S. 1832, p. 84 ; Strickl. P. Z. S. 

 1846, p. 99 ; Gray and Mitch. Gen, of Birds, i. p. 459 (c. 1844) ; 



