1868.] MR. R. B. SHARPE ON THE GENUS CEYX. 695 



Above lllac-rufous, the head and checks obscurely spotted vpith 

 faint hlac ; scapularies rufous, a Hue of black feathers at the base ; 

 a patch of feathers on the sides of the neck blue ; wing-coverts 

 black, the tip of each feather spotted with bright blue ; wiu"-- 

 featliers blackish, the inner web rufous from the base: tail above 

 rufous, the exterior feathers blackish ; a loral spot very faint orange ; 

 throat and a longitudinal patch of feathers under the before-men- 

 tioned blue spot on the sides of the neck white ; breast shining lilac 

 tinged with violet ; centre of the abdomen whitish ; under wing- and 

 tail-coverts light rufous ; bill and feet rich coral-red. Total length 

 5 inches, of bill from front 1-2, from gape 1-6, wing 2'1, tail O'Z, 

 tarsus 0-5, middle toe 0-45, hind toe 0-2. 



Hah. Philippine Islands {Mus. R. B. Sharpe) : Luzon ; Manilla 

 {Mus. J. Gould). 



5. Ceyx cajeli, Wallace. Bouru Kingfisher, 



Ceyx cajeli, Wall. P. Z. S. 1863, p. 2.5, pi. v. ; Sharpe, P. Z. S. 

 1868, p. 271 ; id. Monogr. Alced. pt. i. (1868). 



Dacelo cajeli, Schl. Yog. Ned. Ind. Alced. pp. 39, 67, pi. 16 

 (1864); id. Ned. Tidschr. 1866, p. 339. 



C. capite nigro, cyaneo maculato : dorso postico et uropygio 

 argenteo-cceruleis : rostro corallino, breviore : genis et regione 

 parotica nigris. 



Hab. in insula dicta "Bouru" maris Celebensis. 



Crown of the head and wing-coverts black, with very minute 

 spots of clear blue, each feather having a central streak of brighter 

 colour ; back silvery blue ; scapulars and tail black ; wing-feathers 

 black, the inner web light reddish near the base ; a loral spot lio-ht 

 orange ; a patch of feathers on each side of the neck white tinned 

 with orange ; throat white ; under part light orange, deeper on the 

 flanks ; a considerable patch of feathers on the sides of the upper 

 part of the breast black; bdl and feet pale coral-red; eyes dark. 

 Total length 5"5 inches, of bill from front 1-2, from gape r6, wing 

 2-5, tail I, tarsus 0*3, middle toe 0'9, hind toe 0'2. 



Hab. Bouru (Wallace). 



6. Ceyx wallacii, Sharpe. Wallace's Kingfisher. 



Ceyx wallacii, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1868, p. 270 ; id. Monogr. Alced. 

 pt. 1 (1868). 



Ceyx lepida, Wall. P. Z. S. 1862, p. 338. 



C. cajnte nigro cyaneo maculato : rostro corallino, longiore : genis 

 cum regione parotica cyaneo maculalis : scapularibus nigris : 

 dorso postico et uropygio Icete cyaneis. 



Hab. in insulis dictis "Sula " maris Celebensis. 



Above black ; head and neck spotted with cobalt, more on the 

 latter, each feather having a central stripe of brighter blue ; cheeks 

 and wing-coverts streaked with bright cobalt ; back very rich shi- 

 ning cobalt, the upper tail-coverts slightly tinged with ultramarine ; 

 scapularies black ; wing- and tail-feathers blackish, the inner web of 



