242 EXPEDITION TO JAPAN. 



LORICULUS GALGULUS, (Linnteus.) 



Psittacus galgulus, Linn. Syst. Nat. I, p. 150, (1766.) 

 Edwards' Birds VI, pi. 293, fig. 2. Bourj. St. Hilaire, Perr. pi. 88. 



A single specimen in very fine plumage, labelled as having been obtained at Pointe de Galle, 

 Ceylon. 



LORICULUS INDICUS, (Gmelin.) 



Psittacus indicus, Gm. Syst. Nat. I, p. 349, (1788.) 

 Psittacus asiaticus, Lath. Ind. Orn. I, p. 130, (1790.) 

 Psittacus minor, Gm. Syst. Nat. I, p. 351, (1788.) ? 

 Edwards' Birds I, pi. 6. 

 From Point de Galle, Ceylon. 



YTJNX TORQTJLLLA, Limueus. 



Yunx torquilla, Linn. Syst. Nat. I, p. 172, (1766.) 



Gould B. of Eur. Ill, pi. 233. 



From Macao, and quite similar to specimens faom Europe. 



MEGALAIMA CANICEPS, (Franklin.) 



Bucco canicbps, Frankl. Proc Zool. Soc, London, 1831, p. 121. 



Le Vaill. Hist. Nat. Barbets, pi. 38. 



Stated by Mr. Heine to be of frequent occurrence at Pointe de Galle, Ceylon. 



ALCEDO BENGALENSIS, Gmelin. 



Alcedo benqalensis, Gm. Syst. Nat. I, p. 450, (1788.) 



Temm. and Scbleg., Faun. Jap. Aves., pi. 38. 



In all respects identical with specimens before us from localities on the coast of the continent 

 of Asia and its islands, much south of Japan and the Loo Choo islands. 



"Loo Choo, August, 1554." 



Mr. Heine observes of this bird : " This kingfisher is to be seen very frequently in the island 

 of Loo Choo. It frequents the little channels between the rice fields, or may be seen near pools 

 of water, where it sits watching for its prey, and dashes rapidly into the water, returning with 

 a chattering note or two to another convenient point of observation." 



Specimens from Macao are als6 in the collection of the expedition. 



HALCYON PLLEATA, (Boddaert.) 



Alcedo pileata, Bodd. Tab. PI. Enl., p. 41, (1783. 



Alcedo atricapilla, Gm. Syst. Nat. I, p. 453, (1788.) 



Buffon, PL Enl. 673. Lesson, Cent. Zool. pi. 8. 



A very mature and handsome specimen of this well known species is from a more northern 

 locality than ever before determined. It was obtained at the mouth of the river on which the 

 city of Nankin is situated. 



Mr. Heine observes : " This bird was caught alive on board the United States steamship Mis- 

 sissippi when at anchor in the mouth of the Yang-tzi-kiang river." 



