626 DR. F. H, H. GUILLEMARD ON BIRDS COLLECTED [JuDC 16, 



Iris of male orange, of female yellow ; bill pale yellowish white, 

 reddish at base ; tarsus black. Length of male 90-5 centims., of 

 female 78*5. 



Both old birds, with the edges of the bill much notched. The 

 male has six maxillary plaques ; the female only four. 



42. Alcyone lessoni, Cass. 



Alcyone lessoni, Salvad. op. cit. vol. i. p. 410. 



a. $ . Batanta. 



Iris brown; bill black; feet bright red-orange. Length 14-0 

 centims., wing 7*8. 



A small specimen as compared with Salvadori's measurements, in 

 which the length is given as 16-5-1 7"5 centims. 



43. Alcyone pusilla (Temm.). 



Alcyone pusilla, Salvad. op. cit. vol. i. p. 414. 



a. S • Waigiou. 

 6. Batanta. 



Iris brown ; bill black ; feet clear brown. Length of Batanta 

 example 13 centims. 



Salvador! does not mention Batanta as a locality for this bird. 



44. Ceyx solitaria, Temm. 



Cei/cc solitaria, Salvad. op. cit. vol. i. p. 420. 

 %, b. c? . Salwatti. 

 e, d. $ . Salwatti. 

 e. 2 • Waigiou. 



Iris brown ; bill black ; tarsus orange. Length 13*5-14 centims. ; 

 wing 5*4 centims. 



This species has never previously been recorded from Waigiou. 



45. Tanysiptera galatea, G. R. Gr. 

 Tanysiptera galatea, Salvad. op. cit. vol. i. p. 438. 

 a-c. 6 • Batanta. 



d, e. (S • Andai. 

 f,ff. 2- Andai. 

 h, i. S • Waigiou. 

 k, I. 5 . Waigiou. 



Iris brown ; bill brilliant coral-red ; feet yellowish green. 

 Common ; but difficult to obtain in good plumage. 



46. Halcyon nigrocyanea, Wall. 



Halcyon nigrocyanea, Salvad. op. cit. vol. i. p. 457. 

 Halcyon quadricolor, Oustal. Le Nat. 1880, p. 323 ; Sharpe, 

 Birds of N. G. part 13. 



a, b. cJ . Ansus, Jobi (Bniijn). 



c. S ■ Ansus (Bruijn). 



The series is interesting as proving the identity of H. nigrocyanea, 



