398 BELTED KINGSFISHER. 



ceptihg the two middle ones, brownish-black, barred with white. A 

 broad band of white across the neck, broader anteriorly and including 

 the chin and throat. A band of blue across the fore part of the breast. 

 The rest of the under parts white, excepting the sides, which are mottled 

 with blue. 



Length 12i inches, extent of wings 20 ; bill along the ridge 2, along 

 the gap 2i ; tarsus ^, middle toe 1 JL. 



Adult Female. Plate LXXVII. Fig. 3. 



The blue of the female is much duller. The band on the upper part of 

 the breast is of dull greyish blue and light red intermixed ; below this is 

 a narrow band of white, and across the middle of the breast a broad band 

 of yellowish-red, of which colour also are the sides. The rest of the un- 

 der parts are white, tinged with red. 



