58 The Andamans and Nicobars. — V. Ball. 



pale-brown; the inner web light oehre at the base; the outer web^ 

 especially of the secondaries, indigo; tail indigo above, black 

 beneath; under surface of the body ochre, tinged with whitish 

 on the throat ; bill dark sealing-wax-red; feet dark-red. Total 

 length 14 in. ; of bill from front 3"3 ; from gape 3"7 ; wing 6'2; 

 tail 38 ; tarsus 0*45; middle toe 1 ; hind toe 0"45.^'' — Sharpe. 



23— (129).— Halcyon Smyrnensis, Zm.; H. fuscus, 

 Bodd. 



Andamans. — Blyth and Tytler, Mount's App., p. 357; Vise. Walden, 

 P. Z. 8., 1866, p. 553 ;' T. and B., Ibis, N. S., Ill, 1867, p. 319 ; 

 Ball, J. A. S. B., XLI, Xsn, p. 278. 



E/ESEMBLE specimens from Southern India and Ceylon in the 

 brilliancy of their coloration. 



24 —(130). — Halcyon atricapillus, Gmel. 



Andamans. — T. and B., Ibis, N. 8., Ill, 1867, p. 319. 



25— (131). — Halcyon Coromanda, i<^/^^. ; H. Coro- 



mandelianus, Scop. 



Andamans.— T. atid B., Ibis, N. S., Ill, 1867, p. 319 ; Ball, J. A. 8. 

 B., XLI, 1872, p. 277. 



26~(132). — Halcyon chloris, Bodd. Todiramphus 

 coUaris, Scop. 



Andamans. — Blyth and Tytler, Mouat's App., p. 357; Vise. Walden, 

 P. Z. 8., 1866, p. 537 ; ' T. and B., Ibis., N. 8., Ill, 1867, p. 319 ; 

 Skarpe, Monog. Alced., p. 238 ; Ball, J. A. 8. B., XXXIX, 

 1870, PL II, p. 2i0; Ball, J. A. S. B., XLI, 1872, Pt. II, p. 278. 



Nicobars.— Blyth, J. A. S. B., XV, p. 369. 



" NicOBARiAN Specimens of this bird are remarkably brilliant, 

 with much less of the green tinge than usual upon the crown 

 and back.'''' 



27— (132^).— Halcyon (Todiramphus) occipitalis, 



Bhjth. 



Nicobars.— Blyth, J. A. S. B., XV, pp. 23, 51, and 369 ; Pelz., Eei.se 

 der Novara, Vogel, 1865, p. 46 ; Ball, J. A. 8. B., XXXIX, p. 31. 



Mr. Sharpe is of opinion that this bird is nothing but a 

 local race of H. chloris, but adds that he has not had an op- 

 portunity of examining Nicobar specimens. On the other hand, 

 Mr. Blyth in his original description distinguishes the two 

 species, and, as noted above, points out how specimens of chloris 

 {collaris) from the Nicobars differ from ordinary examples of 

 that bird. 



" Nearly allied to T. collaris and T. sacer, but specially dis- 

 tinguished by its strongly marked rufescent supereilia, which 



