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Melittophas hypoglaucus, Reichenb, Handb. p. 82 (1854). 
Melittophas bicolor (Bodd.), ap. Cab. Mus. Hein. pt. 2, p. 187, “ Malacca, Borneo, Sumatra,” nec 
Bodd. 
Merops badius, Gm., auct. recent., nec Gm. 
Le Guépier de Sumatra, Less., Complem. Buffon, ii. Ois. 2nd ed. pl. —, f. 2 (1840). 
According to Dr. Pucheran (J. c.), M. cyanopygius, Lesson, adult, was founded on a 
Sumatran and a Javan example. Prince Bonaparte (Consp. i. p. 162) gives Sumatra 
and Borneo as the habitat. There is probably an error in the assigned Javan origin of 
this Bee-eater; for its occurrence in Java rests on no good authority. The type of M. 
cyanopygius, Lesson, juv., ex Sumatra, Dr. Pucheran remarks, resembles Pl. Enl. 97. 
It may be M. philippinus, Linn. ; for that species inhabits Sumatra; or it may be WM. 
sumatranus, juv., before the chocolate plumage of the upper surface, and the blue 
colouring of the throat have been assumed. 
CORACID. 
Evrystomus, Vieillot. 
37. EURYSTOMUS ORIENTALIS. 
Galgulus indicus, Brisson, Orn. ii. p. 75, no. 4, “ India orientalis.” 
Coracias orientalis, Linn. S.-N. i. p. 154, no. 4 (1776), ex Brisson; Un. St. Expl. Exped. Zool. 
p- 228; Walden & Layard, Ibis, 1872, p. 100. 
Hab. Luzon, February ; Cujo Island, December; Guimaras, March (Meyer) ; Negros 
(L. C. Layard). 
As determined by Dr. Meyer, the sexes do not differ. Javan, Malaccan, Celebean, 
and Philippine examples are identical. 
ALCEDINID. 
ALCEDININ A. 
ALCEDO, Linnzeus. 
38. ALCEDO BENGALENSIS. 
Little Indian Kingfisher, Edwards, Llustr. i. p. 11, pl. 11. fig. inf., “ Bengal.” 
Ispida bengalensis, Briss, Orn. iy. p. 475, ex Edwards. 
Alcedo bengalensis, Gm. S. N. i. p. 450, no, 20 (1788), ex Brisson; Sharpe, Monogr. Alcedinide, 
pl. 68. 
Hab. Luzon (Meyer). 
Le vintsi of Buffon (Hist. Nat. Ois. vii. p. 205), and called by D’Aubenton (Pl. Enl. 
756) Petit Martin-pécheur de Visle de Lugon, is now known to be a purely African 
species, Corythornis cristata (Linn.). 
