HALCYONID^E. 103 



A. Cauda elongald. A. Tail elongated. 



'o l 



Sp. 1. Al. rudis. Shaw, v. viii. p. 63. pi. 7. — The warmer regions 



of Asia and Africa. 

 Sp. 2. Al. maxima. — Alcedo afra. Shaw, v. viii. p. 55. — Africa. 

 Sp. 3. Al. torquata. Shaw, v. viii. p. 56. — Mexico. 

 Sp. 4. Al. Alcyon. Shaw, v. viii. p; 58. — North America. 

 Sp. 5. Al. bicolor. — Alcedo Inda. Shaw, v. viii, p. 83. — Cayenne 

 Sp. 6. Al. Americana. Shaw, v. viii.j?. 85. — Cayenne. 

 Sp. 7. Al. superciliosa. Shaw, v. viii. p. 86. — Inhabits ? 



B. Cauda breve. B. Tail short. 



Sp. 8. Al. ispida. Shaw, v. viii. p. 88. pi. 10. — Britain and other 



parts of the old world. 

 Sp. 9. Al. biru. Linn. Trans. (Horsf.) v. xiii.^?. 172. — Temm. 



Pi. Col. 239. f. 1. 

 Al. subazurea, remigibus interne Jicscis ; guld,jugulo, abdomine, 



ventre, alisque subtus albis. 

 Azure Kingsfisher Avith the wings internally brown ; the throat, 



jugulum, abdomen, vent, and wings beneath, white. 



Inhabits Java and Sumatra. Length five inches 

 and a half : the upper parts of the plumage are of a 

 rich azure tint, changing in certain lights to an aqua- 

 marine : on the lower part of the throat and covering 

 the breast is a broad belt of the same colour : the 

 belly, the inner wing-coverts, the lores, and a tuft of 

 feathers on the sides of the neck are very clear white : 

 the tip of the wing-feathers, and the tail beneath, are 

 dusky : the beak and legs are black, 



Sp. 10- Al. Bengalensis. Shaw, v. viii. p. 102. 



Sp. 11. Al. meningtin. Linn. Trans. (Horsf.) v. xi'u. p. 172. — 



Temm. PI. Col. 239. J". 2. — Alcedo Asiatica. Swain. Zool. 



Illust.pl. 50. — India. 



