KINGSFISHER. 



white, with a mixture of red : the lower part of the belly, and be- 

 neath the wings, inclining to rufous : the breaft is rufous, the fea- 

 thers of which are tipped with light blue : the legs fmall j the 

 colour of them not mentioned. 



This is found at Guiana, where it frequents, and makes its neft 

 in holes about the water. According to Mr. Fermin, it lays five 

 or fix eggs, and feeds on fifth. 



This bird feems to bear fome affinity to the laft, being of the 

 fame fize, and found in the fame-place ; but I have not ventured 

 to place it as a variety, or fexual difference of that bird, till fur- 

 ther authority. 



643 



Place. 



Alcedo fuperciliofa, Lin. Syft. i. p. 179. N° 6. 

 Le Martin-pefcheur verd d'Amerique, Brif. orn. iv. p. 490, N° $. 

 Le Martin-pecheur vert & orange, Buf. oif. vii. p. 21S. 

 Le Martin-pecheur petit verd de Cayenne, PL enl. 756. f. 2, 3. 

 Little green and orange Kingfifher, Ednv. glean, pi, 245. 



Lev. Ma/. 



SUPERCILIOUS 



K-. 



ENGTH five inches. Bill fixteen lines in length, and of a 

 blackilh colour : the bafe of the lower mandible reddifh : the 

 crown, hind part of the neck, the back, and rump, are green ; as 

 are the fcapulars, upper wing and tail coverts ; from the bill, over 

 the eyes, paffes a narrow orange ftripe : the throat and fore part of 

 the neck are orange : on the breaft is a tranfverfe green band : 

 the belly, thighs, and under tail coverts, are whitifh : the fides 

 reddifh orange, very bright : inner coverts, and ridge of the 

 wing, paler orange : quills black brown, fpotted on both webs 

 with rufous yellow ; the two middle tail feathers are green j the 



4 N 2 others 



Description. 



