£-i& 



TC -I N C -S .F I S H £ R. 



"Vaji. A. 



GREAT 



GAMBIA 



it. 



Alcedo Smyrnenfis, Lin. Syjl. i. p. 181. N° n. (■?. 



JLe Martin pefcheur bleu de Madagafcar, Brif. orn. iv. p, 496. N" I*. 



pi. 38. f. 2. 

 Xe Martin pecheur bleu & roux, Buf. oif. vii. p. 182. 

 Grand Martin pecheur de Madagafcar, PL enl. 232. 

 -Great Gambia Kingfifher, Edw. i. pi. 8- 



'JDESCRLTtfion. T ENGTH.ten inches. Bill two inches and a half long, and of 

 a red colour : the head, neck, and under parts of the body, 

 fine cheftnut, deepeft on the head and hind part of the neck : 

 throat dirty yellowifh white : the wing coverts, nearefl the body, 

 violet black ; the outer ones beryl blue : the ten prime quills 

 have their lower half of the fame colour on the outfide, and white 

 within ; the reft of their length black : the reft of the quills are 

 beryl blue on the outer webs, and black within, their whole 

 length : the tail beryl blue above ; the fide feathers blackilh 

 within ; beneath, all ; the feathers are black; legs red: claws 

 brown. 

 •Places. Inhabits Gambia and Madagafcar, 



Var.B. 



GREAT 



BENGAL 



K. 



^Description. 



Tut grand Martin pefcheur de Bengale, Brif. orn. iv. p. 5.01. N° 14. 

 Martin pecheur de la cote de Malahar, PL enl. 894. 

 Great Bengal Kingfifher, Alb. iii. pi. 28. 



T ENGTH ten inches and a half. The bill meafures two 

 inches and three quarters, and is of a bright red colour : the 

 irides of a fine yellow: the head and hind part of the neck of a 

 fine cheftnut, which extends a little way on the back : the back, 

 fcapulars, rump, and upper tail coverts, light blueifh green: 



throat, 



